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CNW - Farmers Valley Creek Bridge

Monroe County, Wisconsin

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Abandoned Farmers Valley Creek Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #335182

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Farmers Valley Creek on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1911
Builders
- Cleary-White Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Substructure)
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #2818
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.93601, -90.78759   (decimal degrees)
43°56'10" N, 90°47'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/677570/4867144 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sparta
Inventory number
BH 68851 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1911 (828)
Built during 1910s (10,075)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,453)
Cleary-White Construction Co. (34)
Deck girder (6,398)
Girder (11,345)
Monroe County, Wisconsin (42)
Open to pedestrians (4,629)
Owned by state (16,647)
 Pennsylvania Steel Co. (166)
Plate girder (8,875)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,548)
Sparta, Wisconsin (13)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,511)
Wisconsin (1,722)

Update Log 

  • November 17, 2020: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 13, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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