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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 (789)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Cleary-White Construction Co. (10)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Monroe County, Wisconsin (40)
Open to pedestrians (4,250)
Owned by state (16,045)
 Pennsylvania Steel Co. (155)
Plate girder (7,983)
Rail-to-trail (1,559)
Railroad (15,601)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Sparta, Wisconsin (12)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,189)
Wisconsin (1,499)

Update Log 

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

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