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CN - Phoebe Street Swing Bridge

Brown County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Looking south

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in April 2011

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BH Photo #197549

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt Through truss bridge Over Fox River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923-24
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (FVW)
- Green Bay & Western Railroad (GB&W)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 625.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.52450, -88.01024   (decimal degrees)
44°31'28" N, 88°00'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/419722/4930626 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Green Bay West
Inventory number
BH 48642 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

4-panel truss (349)
Beam (17,104)
Brown County, Wisconsin (42)
Built 1923 (645)
Built during 1920s (10,324)
Canadian National Railway (576)
Fox River (to Green Bay, WI) (52)
Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (18)
Green Bay & Western Railroad (16)
Green Bay, Wisconsin (16)
Have street view (29,853)
Movable (3,156)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
Open (41,199)
 Owned by railroad (13,726)
Pratt through truss (6,227)
Pratt truss (10,533)
Railroad (16,665)
Riveted (2,644)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,093)
Swing (1,591)
Through truss (17,799)
Timber stringer (4,389)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,132)
Truss (36,694)
Wisconsin (1,722)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (177)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (102)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder and build date
  • August 27, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 7, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 7, 2016: New photos from Peter Johnson
  • September 28, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • December 7, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • April 17, 2011: Added by Robert Thompson

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