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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
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Rail-to-trail
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. (1,357)
Beloit, Wisconsin (2)
Built 1911 (742)
Built during 1910s (9,225)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,301)
Girder (9,076)
Open to pedestrians (3,804)
Owned by city (4,916)
 Plate girder (6,900)
Rail-to-trail (1,387)
Railroad (14,296)
Rock County, Wisconsin (40)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (83)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,157)
Through girder (3,366)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,865)

Update Log 

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

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