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CN - Lincoln Street Overpass

Portage County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Barrel Shot Looking West

This bridge appears very similar to the Wilson Street Bridge, just one block to the north.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2009

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BH Photo #142678

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Slab bridge over Lincoln Street on Canadian National Railway
Location
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 31.0 ft.
Total length: 93.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.44953, -89.28759   (decimal degrees)
44°26'58" N, 89°17'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/317983/4924348 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Amherst
Inventory number
BH 43015 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amherst, Wisconsin (7)
Built 1920 (1,015)
Built during 1920s (9,925)
Canadian National Railway (510)
Open (39,885)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Portage County, Wisconsin (14)
 Railroad (15,426)
Slab (2,065)
Soo Line Railroad (299)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,669)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
Wisconsin (1,471)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • September 30, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • July 17, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning
  • 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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