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WSOR - Baraboo River Bridge #4

Sauk County, Wisconsin

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WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #4

Looking West

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2016

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BH Photo #350667

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Location
Rock Springs, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 172.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.49020, -89.91584   (decimal degrees)
43°29'25" N, 89°54'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/264227/4819383 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rock Springs
Inventory number
BH 60387 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,181)
Baraboo River (26)
Built 1896 (234)
Built during 1890s (2,459)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,094)
Deck girder (4,483)
Girder (7,921)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (147)
Open (36,528)
 Owned by state (13,639)
Plate girder (6,095)
Railroad (13,078)
Rock Springs, Wisconsin (4)
Sauk County, Wisconsin (54)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,786)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,232)
Wisconsin (1,220)
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (76)

Update Log 

  • April 7, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • February 24, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 27, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 4, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added link to an image
  • April 4, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge is now state owned
  • March 23, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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