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C&NW - Bridge #419

Bayfield County, Wisconsin

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C&NW Bridge #419

Looking South

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016

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BH Photo #374230

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Unnamed Valley on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Location
Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1891
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss with deck girder approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.56041, -91.01769   (decimal degrees)
46°33'37" N, 91°01'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/651935/5158224 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Moquah
Inventory number
BH 62294 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,634)
Abandoned (3,681)
Bayfield County, Wisconsin (13)
Built 1891 (228)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (142)
Deck girder (5,782)
Deck truss (1,749)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (88)
Double-intersection Warren truss (458)
 Girder (10,306)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (220)
Owned by county (20,865)
Plate girder (7,990)
Railroad (15,613)
Riveted (2,186)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,287)
Truss (32,997)
Wisconsin (1,500)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 27, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: added build date
  • August 4, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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