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Fairfield Crossing Bridge #3

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2014

BH Photo #285488

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

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Local Trail on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad
Location: Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status: Derelict/abandoned
History: Built 1907, Widened 1911
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. (TMERL)
- The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. (TMER&T)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 72.0 ft.
Total length: 87.0 ft.
Also called: C&NW Bridge #1612 1/2
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.12862, -87.94572 (decimal degrees)
43°07'43" N, 87°56'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/423076/4775532 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Thiensville
Inventory number: BH 61368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

March 23, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from C&NW Bridge Records
September 29, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
June 15, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
June 14, 2014: Added by John Marvig