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The East Approach

The bridge is closed to vehicles but is open to pedetrians and bikers. A number of people used the bridge while I was there.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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The North Truss

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The South Truss

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The West Approach

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Deck and Railing

Looking northeast

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Truss detail

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Truss detail, north side

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Stringer Bridge?

Shoe stringer, anyway. Note the bridge's footings.

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The South Face

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Underneat Looking East

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The East Abutment

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Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Chestnut Street in Lodi
Location: Lodi, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1900
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 45.3 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.31643, -89.53167 (decimal degrees)
43°18'59" N, 89°31'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/294705/4799067 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lodi
Inventory number: BH 34714 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 2,500

Update Log

August 17, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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