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 

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 

• 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

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