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FOXY - Black River Bridge

Gogebic County, Michigan

Photo 

Black River, 1987

They put timber cribbing on the west bank to guide the river away from the wood trestle bent

Photo taken by Bruce Oldenberg

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BH Photo #515789

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through plate girder bridge over Black River on Fox Valley & Lake Superior Railroad
Location
Gogebic County, Michigan
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects
There hasn't been a train since 2016 or longer
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Duluth, South Shore, & Atlantic Railway (DSSA)
- Fox Valley & Lake Superior Railroad (FOXY)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 175.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.51271, -90.01539   (decimal degrees)
46°30'46" N, 90°00'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/728955/5155344 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95962 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,381)
Canadian National Railway (610)
Closed (2,797)
Duluth, South Shore, & Atlantic Railway (19)
Fox Valley & Lake Superior Railroad (10)
Girder (11,669)
Gogebic County, Michigan (22)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (262)
Michigan (1,547)
 Owned by railroad (14,148)
Plate girder (9,182)
Railroad (17,009)
Soo Line Railroad (325)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,679)
Through girder (4,383)
Timber stringer (4,480)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,697)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (103)

Update Log 

  • January 17, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • January 17, 2022: Updated by Luke: Added railroads
  • January 17, 2022: New photo from Bruce Oldenberg

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