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CN - Pfeifer Park Rail Bridge

Waupaca County, Wisconsin

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Pfeifer Park Rail Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2014

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BH Photo #299326

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Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Embarrass River on Candian National Railway
Location
New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Green Bay & Western Railroad (GB&W)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 175.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.39782, -88.74332   (decimal degrees)
44°23'52" N, 88°44'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/361167/4917536 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New London
Inventory number
BH 63305 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,878)
Built 1915 (1,258)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Green Bay & Western Railroad (16)
New London, Wisconsin (7)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
 Railroad (16,454)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,217)
Steel stringer (6,710)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,474)
Waupaca County, Wisconsin (32)
Wisconsin (1,700)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (174)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (102)

Update Log 

  • April 23, 2015: Updated by Robert Thompson: Spelling of "Embarrass"
  • October 9, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 3, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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