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CN - Niagara Rail Bridge

Dickinson County, Michigan, and Marinette County, Wisconsin

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Description 

Pair of mismatched spans, likely relocated from elsewhere

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Menominee River on Abandoned Canadian National Railway
Location
Niagara, Dickinson County, Michigan, and Marinette County, Wisconsin
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1898
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.77473, -87.98601   (decimal degrees)
45°46'29" N, 87°59'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/423342/5069491 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Norway
Inventory number
BH 70054 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,628)
8-panel truss (389)
9-panel truss (147)
Built 1898 (305)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,041)
Closed (2,665)
Dickinson County, Michigan (9)
Marinette County, Wisconsin (30)
Menominee River (Wisconsin-Michigan) (12)
Michigan (1,146)
Niagara, Wisconsin (1)
 Owned by federal government (1,228)
Pin-connected (3,924)
Pratt through truss (5,427)
Pratt truss (9,348)
Railroad (15,604)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,992)
State line crossing (854)
Through truss (15,191)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (32,976)
Wisconsin (1,500)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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