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Osaugie Trail - Nemadji River Bridge

Douglas County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Photo taken by Brad

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BH Photo #241286

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Nemadji River on Osaugie Trail
Location
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1904
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
Pony plate girder swing bridge with trestle approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 230.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.69724, -92.03249   (decimal degrees)
46°41'50" N, 92°01'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/573969/5171975 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Superior
Inventory number
BH 53878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,790)
BNSF Railway (1,624)
Beam (17,489)
Built 1904 (629)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Continuous (2,700)
Douglas County, Wisconsin (34)
Girder (11,783)
Have street view (30,595)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
Nemadji River (9)
Northern Pacific Railway (459)
 Open to pedestrians (4,715)
Owned by city (6,316)
Pedestrian Movable Bridges (37)
Plate girder (9,289)
Rail-to-trail (1,685)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,830)
Superior, Wisconsin (10)
Swing (1,624)
Through girder (4,428)
Timber stringer (4,521)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,714)
Wisconsin (1,809)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge was built by Northern Pacific, NOT Soo Line
  • February 9, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 8, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • February 8, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info
  • August 22, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 9, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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