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The West Approach

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Deck and Parapet Wall, looking northeast

The deck is wood with an asphalt overlay. The bridge is signed for weight limits.

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Girder Detail

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The Deck Looking East

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Deck and South Parapet

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The east approach

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The East Abutment

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Underside Of Deck, Looking East

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The South Face

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Truss Rust

The whole bridge could use a coat of paint.

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Homes on the west edge of the bridge

These families appear to perhaps be fans of railroading.

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House in the Triangle - Trivia Alert!

Formed by Mill Street, Lodi Street and the railroad tracks, at the west end of the bridge. Note the street signs showing the interestion of Milwaukee Road and Hiawatha. (The Hiawatha was the most famous of the Milwaukee Road streamlined passenger trains.)

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Mill Street in Lodi
Location: Lodi, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 129.3 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.31125, -89.53000 (decimal degrees)
43°18'41" N, 89°31'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/294823/4798487 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lodi
Inventory number: BH 37223 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 500

Update Log

August 17, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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