WSOR - WI120 Overpass

Photos 

Southern Elevation

Originally built by the Milwaukee Road, this current Wisconsin & Southern right-of-way is a busy freight thoroughfare.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in May 2010

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BH Photo #166294

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over State Highway 120 on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad

Location

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1931

Railroads

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR)

Design

Deck plate girder w/timber stringer approaches

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.49981, -88.44244   (decimal degrees)
42°29'59" N, 88°26'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/381478/4706280 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Hebron

Inventory number

BH 45380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 4, 2021: New photos from Mark Boettcher
• August 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• February 10, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: changed type from stringer to deck plate added approach info and changed overall length
• May 24, 2010: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Company - Official website of the WSOR, includes lots of information and some wonderful photos, including trains on bridges.
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Mark Boettcher

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