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CN - Kaukauna Swing Bridge

Outagamie County, Wisconsin

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Kaukauna Railroad Swing Bridge

Looking from the north. This bridge is hidden away next to the US Army Corps of Engineers regional headquarters, located next to the navigation canal bypassing the Kaukauna Rapids. Kaukauna Lock #2 is just to the right; Locks #3 though #5 are to the left further downstream.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in November 2009

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BH Photo #148551

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss swing bridge over Fox River Navigation Canal on Canadian National Railway
Location
Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (FVW)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Warren pony truss swing bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 162.0 ft.
Skew angle
60 degrees
Also called
C&NW Bridge #1262
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.28289, -88.25802   (decimal degrees)
44°16'58" N, 88°15'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/399619/4904063 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kaukauna
Inventory number
BH 43585 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

13-panel truss (7)
Built 1901 (543)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Canadian National Railway (510)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,405)
Fox River (to Green Bay, WI) (51)
Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (18)
Kaukauna, Wisconsin (7)
King Bridge Co. (360)
Movable (2,975)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,885)
Outagamie County, Wisconsin (44)
 Owned by railroad (12,424)
Pony truss (16,186)
Railroad (15,426)
Riveted (2,167)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,223)
Swing (1,455)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,921)
Truss (32,798)
Warren pony truss (3,359)
Warren truss (6,566)
Wisconsin (1,471)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from C&NW Bridge Records
  • October 9, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • September 29, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • September 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed name
  • November 5, 2009: Added by Robert Thompson

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