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WSOR - North River Street Overpass

Rock County, Wisconsin

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WSOR River Street Bridge

Overview. The bridge is actually two. Two tracks carry the Wisconsin & Southern (Former Milwaukee Road), while the other that comes in at an angle carries the Union Pacific (Former C&NW)

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2014

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BH Photo #285649

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over North River Street on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Location
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 45.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.68497, -89.02814   (decimal degrees)
42°41'06" N, 89°01'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/333844/4727826 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Janesville West
Inventory number
BH 58522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,395)
Built 1925 (1,237)
Built during 1920s (9,558)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,328)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (959)
Deck girder (5,099)
Girder (9,224)
Have street view (25,512)
Janesville, Wisconsin (24)
Open (38,324)
 Owned by railroad (11,186)
Plate girder (7,030)
Railroad (14,423)
Rock County, Wisconsin (40)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,035)
Total length 25-50 feet (10,759)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,213)
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (83)
Wisconsin, Wisconsin (55)

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 23, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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