WSOR - Valley Road Overpass

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South Portal

Kohler is a charming village, just west of Sheboygan, that is home to Kohler Company, world-famous maker of plumbing fixtures. The entire village seems like one large park. Note the street light fixtures as an example.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2009

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BH Photo #142051

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Valley Road on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad

Location

Kohler, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1927

Builders

- Adrian Construction Co. (Substructure)
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Superstructure)

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR)

Design

Combination Plate Girder Pony Truss/Concrete Stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 53.2 ft.
Total length: 57.1 ft.

Also called

CNW - Valley Road Overpass

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.73369, -87.78861   (decimal degrees)
43°44'01" N, 87°47'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/436491/4842597 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Sheboygan Falls

Inventory number

BH 42960 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• April 2, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
• March 26, 2015: Updated by Andy Winegar: Changed status to reflect return to railroad use
• July 1, 2009: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Andy Winegar
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Railway Age 1927-06-18: Vol 82 Iss 29

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