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CNW - Namekagon River Bridge (Hayward)

Sawyer County, Wisconsin

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C&NW Namekagon River Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2014

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BH Photo #305195

Map 

Description 

Information provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Namekagon River on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Location
Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1891
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.03884, -91.44201   (decimal degrees)
46°02'20" N, 91°26'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/620554/5099542 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hayward
Inventory number
BH 62300 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Abandoned (4,043)
Built 1891 (262)
Built during 1890s (3,423)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,500)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (150)
Hayward, Wisconsin (1)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (269)
Lattice through truss (795)
Lattice truss (832)
 Owned by county (22,057)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (192)
Railroad (17,179)
Riveted (2,822)
Sawyer County, Wisconsin (7)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Through truss (19,327)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,504)
Truss (38,720)
Wisconsin (1,809)

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • October 20, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 5, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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