Bridgehunter.com | ELS - Lake Noquebay Outlet Bridge

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Looking East

The rolling stock on the tracks is in storage. The west timber approach span is also visible.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

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BH Photo #229717

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Description

The bridge spans a small river cryptically known as (and marked on all maps as) "The Outlet". It drains Lake Noquebay into the Peshtigo River. Girder span was originally built at Bridge #Z-790 (Paralta, Iowa) in approximately 1913, before being relocated here in 1954 to replace an aging span, built in 1893. Information comes from drawings located at the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library.

Facts

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over "The Outlet" on CN Railroad
Location: Marinette County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1954 to replace an 1883 span, using a girder built Ca. 1913
Railroads: - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad (ELS)
Design: Riveted pony plate girder main span with timber stringer approach spans
Also called: "The Outlet" Railroad Bridge
MILW Bridge #U-820
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.21446, -87.95424 (decimal degrees)
45°12'52" N, 87°57'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/425072/5007217 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Loomis
Inventory number: BH 52045 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 23, 2023: Updated by John Marvig: added build date
April 11, 2012: Added by Robert Thompson

Sources

Robert Thompson
John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

ELS - Outlet Bridge

Posted September 24, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge is listed in a 1959 track chart as being a "secondhand" girder.

ELS - Lake Noquebay Outlet Bridge