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WC - Manitowoc River Bridge (Old)
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WC - Manitowoc River Bridge
Hinged lift bridge no longer exist
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015
BH Photo #314934
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Manitowoc River on Wisconsin Central RR
- Location
- Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
- Status
- No longer exists
- History
- Replaced in 1926
- Builder
- - Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Railroad
- - Wisconsin Central Railway (1897-1954) (WC)
- Design
- Hinged lift type Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Span length: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 75.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.09677, -87.66562 (decimal degrees)
44°05'48" N, 87°39'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/446721/4882835 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Manitowoc
- Inventory number
- BH 65794 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 23, 2015: Updated by Robert Thompson: Corrected location of bridge on the map.
- February 2, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
- February 1, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler
Related Bridges
- Manitowoc Bascule Railroad Bridge (Successor)
Sources
- Douglas Butler
- Robert Thompson
- Luke
Comments
WC - Manitowoc River Bridge (Old)
Are you sure that is the correct location?
1) The current railroad bridge at this location spans a deep valley, with the deck about 80 feet above the river. There would be no way to get this part of the rail line down to the lower level of the lift bridge.
2) The river at this point is no more than two or three feet deep, and there were no industries this far upriver.
I would suggest that this bridge was one of the many further downriver, where the river was improved for navigation and extensively used by shipping.
WC - Manitowoc River Bridge (Old)
A Hinged type lift bridge was constructed in the early century.
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To add to questions for Douglas, these are interesting advertisements, ones I haven't come across in my research. Curious what date they are, and what publication they were in.