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CN - Flambeau River Bridge (S)

Rusk County, Wisconsin

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CN Flambeau River Bridge (S)

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2014

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BH Photo #292287

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Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Flambeau River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Owen & Northern Railroad (O&N)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
- Wisconsin Central Railway (1897-1954) (WC)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 625.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.45285, -91.10009   (decimal degrees)
45°27'10" N, 91°06'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/648557/5035013 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ladysmith
Inventory number
BH 62490 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (603)
Beam (17,108)
Built 1905 (827)
Built during 1900s (7,737)
Canadian National Railway (576)
Deck truss (1,973)
Flambeau River (5)
Ladysmith, Wisconsin (2)
Open (41,203)
Owen & Northern Railroad (1)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Pratt deck truss (415)
 Pratt truss (10,535)
Railroad (16,665)
Riveted (2,644)
Rusk County, Wisconsin (11)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,496)
Timber stringer (4,390)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Truss (36,759)
Wisconsin (1,722)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (102)
Wisconsin Central Railway (1897-1954) (15)

Update Log 

  • August 25, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 15, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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