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UP - Watertown Plank Road Overpass

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Photos 

The east side

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge bridge over CPRR on UPRR in Wauwatosa
Location
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Design
Main span: Riveted, 7-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 174.9 ft.
Total length: 488.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.04640, -88.04965   (decimal degrees)
43°02'47" N, 88°02'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/414508/4766502 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wauwatosa
Inventory number
BH 34884 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
12,470

Categories 

7-panel truss (261)
Built 1911 (508)
Built during 1910s (7,109)
Canadian Pacific Railway (304)
Chicago & North Western Railway (664)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (403)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (94)
Open (30,166)
Owned by railroad (5,344)
Parker through truss (985)
 Parker truss (1,305)
Railroad (6,553)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,078)
Through truss (10,026)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,591)
Truss (24,729)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,114)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (11)
Wisconsin (835)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad", "Canadian Pacific Railway"
  • April 25, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added bridge to Railroad overpass category
  • March 29, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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