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Elroy-Sparta Trail - Baraboo River Bridge #5

Monroe County, Wisconsin

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Elroy-Sparta Trail Baraboo River Bridge #5

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #335271

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Description 

Build date provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Baraboo River on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Location
Monroe County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1901
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #470
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.77623, -90.32520   (decimal degrees)
43°46'34" N, 90°19'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/715257/4850497 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kendall East
Inventory number
BH 68859 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baraboo River (28)
Built 1901 (543)
Built during 1900s (7,225)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,405)
Girder (10,240)
Monroe County, Wisconsin (39)
Open to pedestrians (4,220)
Owned by state (15,996)
 Plate girder (7,928)
Rail-to-trail (1,544)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,076)
Through girder (3,811)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)
Wisconsin (1,471)

Update Log 

  • August 13, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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