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Elroy-Sparta Trail - Arch #6

Monroe County, Wisconsin

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Elroy-Sparta Trail Arch #6

East Wing Wall

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #335218

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Description 

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

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Farm Road on Elroy-Sparta Trail
Location
Monroe County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1879
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Span length: 8.0 ft.
Total length: 8.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.87109, -90.70631   (decimal degrees)
43°52'16" N, 90°42'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/684294/4860112 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Marys
Inventory number
BH 68642 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,628)
Arch (12,863)
Built 1879 (131)
Built during 1870s (1,500)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,479)
Deck arch (12,080)
Elroy-Sparta National Trail (13)
Monroe County, Wisconsin (42)
 Open to pedestrians (4,692)
Owned by state (16,770)
Rail-to-trail (1,677)
Railroad (16,990)
Span length under 25 feet (7,166)
Stone arch (3,366)
Total length under 25 feet (2,635)
Wisconsin (1,788)

Update Log 

  • December 20, 2017: Updated by John Marvig: Confirmed Built Date from C&NW Bridge Records
  • August 13, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 23, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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