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Boblink Road Bridge
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The East Approach
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008
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BH Photo #121752
Description
Bridge was built in 1970 after a derailment destroyed the previous 43' girder. Original history unknown.
Facts
- Overview
- Through plate Girder bridge over Canadian Pacific Railway, formerly Soo Line, formerly The Milwaukee Road on Bobolink Road in Town of Lowell
- Location
- Town of Lowell, Dodge County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for replacement 2021
- History
- Built 1970 using a secondhand railroad girder; Replaced 2021
- Railroad
- - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Design
- Pony plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 49.0 ft.
Total length: 152.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
- Also called
- MILW Bridge #C-108 1/2
MILW Bridge #C-108.5
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.29260, -88.83424 (decimal degrees)
43°17'33" N, 88°50'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/351203/4794941 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Reeseville
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 31
- Inventory number
- BH 37222 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of June 2018)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 40.5 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- May 19, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
- May 15, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: removed
- February 22, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added information, noted relocation and impending replacement
- April 20, 2014: New photos from Matt Lohry
- June 21, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Historical Data
- August 17, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Matt Lohry
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
http://dailydodge.com/federal-funds-awarded-to-wisconsin-dod...
To be replaced in 2020 according to WisDOT information. This one appears to be a recycled and reconstructed railroad girder, likely dating to the 19th century.