Ginger Road Overpass - Angelo, WI, USA
Posted by: mrjcanger
N 43° 58.726 W 090° 44.191
15T E 681538 N 4872006
Built for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in 1926, this overpass connect the main line from Sparta, WI to Tunnel City, WI.
Waymark Code: WMT1G0
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2016
Views: 0
In 1911, the Milwaukee, Sparta, & Northwestern Railway built a line connecting Sparta to Wyeville in Central Wisconsin. The line soon was taken over by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. In order to connect their main line they built this part of the line to include this bridge in 1926. In 1972 a tunnel collapsed in Tunnel City and the line was abandoned. The state of Wisconsin attempted to make this a walking path, but Fort McCoy, where most of this line runs through, refused to convert their part. Today the line is still abandoned as is this overpass.
Original Use: Railroad
Date Built: 1926
Construction: Concrete
Condition: Fair
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 1972
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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