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CN - Yellow River Bridge (Babcock)

Wood County, Wisconsin

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CN Yellow River Bridge (Babcock)

Looking West

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2016

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BH Photo #360452

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Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Yellow River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Wood County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 781.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.29944, -90.11893   (decimal degrees)
44°17'58" N, 90°07'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/729825/4909169 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Babcock
Inventory number
BH 68840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,799)
Built 1916 (697)
Built during 1910s (9,669)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,041)
Deck girder (5,775)
Girder (10,295)
Open (39,975)
Owned by railroad (12,493)
Plate girder (7,979)
Pony truss (16,239)
 Railroad (15,600)
Riveted (2,183)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,408)
Timber stringer (4,027)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,876)
Truss (32,941)
Warren pony truss (3,370)
Warren truss (6,579)
Wisconsin (1,499)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (90)
Wood County, Wisconsin (15)

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 11, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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