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UP - Rock River Bridge (Ashippun)

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2016

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BH Photo #356801

Map 

Description 

Information provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rock River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Dodge County, Wisconsin
Status
Open
History
Built 1911
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Superstructure)
- Bates & Rogers Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Substructure)
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Milwaukee, Sparta & Northwestern Railway (MS&NW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.22765, -88.54749   (decimal degrees)
43°13'40" N, 88°32'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/374332/4787257 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ixonia
Inventory number
BH 72484 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Bates & Rogers Construction Co. (41)
Built 1911 (824)
Built during 1910s (10,014)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Dodge County, Wisconsin (36)
Girder (11,222)
Milwaukee, Sparta & Northwestern Railway (24)
Open (41,013)
 Owned by railroad (13,566)
Plate girder (8,770)
Railroad (16,518)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (110)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,675)
Through girder (4,210)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,520)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)
Wisconsin (1,712)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • August 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 27, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
  • June 12, 2016: Added by Steve Conro

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