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CN - Manitowoc River Bridge (Valders)

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

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Valders Rail Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2016

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BH Photo #361823

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Manitowoc River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 293.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.06808, -87.91773   (decimal degrees)
44°04'05" N, 87°55'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/426505/4879843 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Valders
Inventory number
BH 73296 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (485)
Beam (15,716)
Built 1906 (622)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Canadian National Railway (510)
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (35)
Open (39,881)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,393)
 Pratt truss (9,300)
Soo Line Railroad (299)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,222)
Through truss (15,069)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,230)
Truss (32,794)
Wisconsin (1,471)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (154)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 22, 2016: Added by John Marvig

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