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Distant View To North Northwest. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

This bridge seems to be of a rather standard design used by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. Several extant examples of pony truss bridges, built by the C&NW, are located in Iowa.

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View To West Northwest

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View To North Northwest

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View To North Northwest. Wood Deck

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View To Northeast

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View To Northeast. South Pier

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View To Northeast. Truss

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View To Northeast. Hip Vertical

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View To Northeast. Detail Of Inclined End Post, Top Chord, Vertical And Diagonal Connection

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Facts

Overview: Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific RR on Poplar Grove Road in Town of Lebanon
Location: Town of Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin
History: Built 1883; Subsequent work 1910; Replaced 1996
Builder: - Alden & Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Design: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84 ft.
Total length: 176.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.75 ft.
Inventory number: BH 37004 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

July 31, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-98 - Poplar Grove Road Bridge, Spanning Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, Lebanon vicinity, Dodge County, WI

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Poplar Grove Road Bridge

Posted July 31, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

You probably don't want to try to find this bridge using the GPS coordinates because they seem to be off slightly. On my map, these coordinates put the bridge somewhere north of Hudson Bay, near the arctic circle.