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Beloit River Walk Bridge

Rock County, Wisconsin

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Beloit Riverwalk Bridge

Looking North. The bridge replaced a four span pony truss in 1911.

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2014

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BH Photo #285806

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rock River on Beloit River Walk
Location
Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1911
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 335.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.49958, -89.03907   (decimal degrees)
42°29'59" N, 89°02'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/332453/4707261 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
South Beloit
Inventory number
BH 61378 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Beloit, Wisconsin (2)
Built 1911 (790)
Built during 1910s (9,680)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Girder (10,306)
Open to pedestrians (4,257)
Owned by city (5,489)
 Plate girder (7,990)
Rail-to-trail (1,566)
Railroad (15,613)
Rock County, Wisconsin (45)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (87)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Through girder (3,844)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 14, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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