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CN - Big Suamico River Bridge

Brown County, Wisconsin

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Builder's plaque

King Bridge Co. Cleveland Ohio 1901

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2013

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BH Photo #248038

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Suamico River on Railroad
Location
Suamico, Brown County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Riveted deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 118.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.63271, -88.05092   (decimal degrees)
44°37'58" N, 88°03'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/416643/4942687 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Suamico
Inventory number
BH 55456 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,800)
Brown County, Wisconsin (37)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,252)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Deck girder (5,775)
Girder (10,296)
Have street view (27,060)
King Bridge Co. (367)
 Open (39,975)
Owned by railroad (12,497)
Plate girder (7,980)
Railroad (15,600)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Suamico, Wisconsin (2)
Timber stringer (4,028)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,189)
Wisconsin (1,499)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)

Update Log 

  • December 7, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added dimensions
  • February 4, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder
  • February 4, 2013: Added by Robert Thompson

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