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Badger State Trail/Cannonball Path Overpass

Dane County, Wisconsin

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Cannonball Path on Badger State Trail
Location
Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1887
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad (CM&N)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad (WICT)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 51.0 ft.
Total length: 156.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02384, -89.46102   (decimal degrees)
43°01'26" N, 89°27'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/299479/4766401 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87835 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,316)
Badger State Trail (4)
Built 1887 (237)
Built during 1880s (2,162)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad (3)
Dane County, Wisconsin (49)
Deck girder (6,299)
Fitchburg, Wisconsin (1)
Girder (11,163)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
 Illinois Central Railroad (623)
Open to pedestrians (4,580)
Owned by state (16,548)
Plate girder (8,719)
Rail-to-trail (1,656)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,415)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)
Wisconsin (1,700)
Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad (6)

Update Log 

  • January 19, 2020: Added by John Marvig

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