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CN - Wilson Street Overpass

Portage County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Barrel Shot Looking West

As you first approach this bridge, an optical illusion makes it look like a barricade or a bridge that you will hit. A dip in the roadway takes you under the bridge, but it is a low clearance of 10'5".

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2009

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BH Photo #142669

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete bridge over Wilson Street on Canadian National Railway
Location
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 72.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.45127, -89.28846   (decimal degrees)
44°27'05" N, 89°17'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/317920/4924543 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Amherst
Inventory number
BH 43014 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amherst, Wisconsin (7)
Built 1908 (711)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Canadian National Railway (510)
Continuous (2,483)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Portage County, Wisconsin (14)
 Railroad (15,412)
Slab (2,063)
Soo Line Railroad (299)
Span length under 25 feet (6,894)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
Wisconsin (1,468)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • September 30, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • July 15, 2009: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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