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CN - Chippewa River Bridge (Murry)

Rusk County, Wisconsin

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CN Chippewa River Bridge (Murry)

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2016

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BH Photo #353293

Map 

Description 

Bridge has been heavily rebuilt by Canadian National, including the replacement of all structural members and bracings

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Candian National Railway
Location
Rusk County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907, Heavily Rebuilt Ca. 2006
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 470.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.59223, -91.19711   (decimal degrees)
45°35'32" N, 91°11'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/640623/5050323 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crane
Inventory number
BH 67016 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (558)
Beam (16,884)
Built 1907 (744)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Pratt through truss (6,056)
Pratt truss (10,297)
Railroad (16,457)
 Riveted (2,508)
Rusk County, Wisconsin (11)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,419)
Steel stringer (6,713)
Through truss (16,776)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,508)
Truss (35,452)
Wisconsin (1,701)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (174)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 14, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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