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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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Description 

Bridge was constructed in early 1916 (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, February 16, 1916)

Facts 

Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Yellow River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Wood County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916
Builder
- Federal Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
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: 105.0 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 (16,880)
Built 1916 (727)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Deck girder (6,303)
Federal Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (10)
Girder (11,169)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Plate girder (8,724)
Pony truss (17,008)
 Railroad (16,455)
Riveted (2,508)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Timber stringer (4,318)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,059)
Truss (35,423)
Warren pony truss (3,556)
Warren truss (7,000)
Wisconsin (1,700)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (102)
Wood County, Wisconsin (20)

Update Log 

  • November 28, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • August 14, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 11, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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