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Main Street Bridge (1881)

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

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Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Main Street (WI-16)
Location
Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1881 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1890; reconstructed 1908 by the Milwaukee Light, Heat, & Traction Co. for interurban traffic; replaced 1931
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- Interurban
- Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Co. (MLH&T)
Design
Deck plate girder; light deck trusses later added on outside
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 66.0 ft.
Total length: 208.0 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.19442, -88.72488   (decimal degrees)
43°11'40" N, 88°43'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/359850/4783849 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 96078 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,087)
Built 1881 (160)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Deck girder (6,402)
Girder (11,350)
Interurban (1,023)
Jefferson County, Wisconsin (40)
King Bridge Co. (453)
Lost (30,060)
Lost 1931 (107)
Lost during 1930s (1,083)
 Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Co. (7)
Plate girder (8,879)
Railroad (16,667)
Replaced by new bridge (20,459)
Riveted (2,645)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (113)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,551)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,597)
Watertown, Wisconsin (19)
Wisconsin (1,722)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

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