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CN - Thornapple River Bridge

Rusk County, Wisconsin

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CN Thornapple River Bridge

Looking South

Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2016

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BH Photo #353323

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Description 

Bridge has been rehabilitated with new portal and sway bracing, and strengthened members

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Rusk County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907, Rehabilitated 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: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.51980, -91.14559   (decimal degrees)
45°31'11" N, 91°08'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/644827/5042369 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crane
Inventory number
BH 72112 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

4-panel truss (268)
Arch (11,586)
Built 1907 (669)
Built during 1900s (6,868)
Canadian National Railway (491)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,784)
Deck arch (10,832)
Open (38,471)
Owned by railroad (11,304)
Pratt through truss (5,060)
Pratt truss (8,824)
 Railroad (14,497)
Riveted (2,058)
Rusk County, Wisconsin (11)
Soo Line Railroad (283)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,204)
Through truss (14,190)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,090)
Truss (31,415)
Wisconsin (1,397)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (141)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 6, 2016: Added by John Marvig

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