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WSOR - Baraboo River Bridge #3

Sauk County, Wisconsin

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WSOR Baraboo River Bridge #3

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2017

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BH Photo #380088

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Location
Sauk County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
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: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 165.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.49193, -89.92771   (decimal degrees)
43°29'31" N, 89°55'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/263274/4819609 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rock Springs
Inventory number
BH 60388 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,377)
Baraboo River (27)
Beam (12,748)
Built 1899 (327)
Built during 1890s (2,547)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,192)
Deck girder (4,766)
Girder (8,492)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (168)
Open (36,950)
 Owned by state (14,042)
Plate girder (6,517)
Railroad (13,686)
Sauk County, Wisconsin (54)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,108)
Timber stringer (3,407)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,343)
Wisconsin (1,271)
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (76)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 4, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge is now state owned
  • March 23, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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