Eisenbahn Trail - Milwaukee River Bridge

Photos 

Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Southeast

The bridge crosses the river on a steep angle, north-northwest from the southeast. This is the west side (more or less) of the structure.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2009

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BH Photo #134994

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over River Road and the Milwaukee River on Eisenbahn Recreational Trail

Location

Barton, Washington County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1900; Converted to bike trail 2006

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Rail-to-trail

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 74.2 ft.
Total length: 230.0 ft.

Also called

CNW - River Drive Overpass

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.44993, -88.18687   (decimal degrees)
43°26'60" N, 88°11'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/403968/4811464 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

West Bend

Inventory number

BH 41246 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 6, 2018: New photos from Matt Lohry
• August 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• August 23, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• October 16, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• April 2, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to C&NW Category
• March 7, 2009: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Matt Lohry

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