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UP - 6th Avenue Bridge

Douglas County, Wisconsin

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UP 6th Avenue Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2014

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BH Photo #304804

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 6th Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.71794, -92.07023   (decimal degrees)
46°43'05" N, 92°04'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/571057/5174240 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Superior
Inventory number
BH 63549 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,960)
Built 1915 (1,265)
Built during 1910s (10,024)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Douglas County, Wisconsin (34)
Girder (11,233)
Have street view (29,268)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,587)
 Plate girder (8,780)
Railroad (16,544)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,278)
Steel stringer (6,746)
Superior, Wisconsin (10)
Through girder (4,214)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,639)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)
Wisconsin (1,713)

Update Log 

  • October 19, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 11, 2014: New Street View added by John Marvig

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