Located east of Sparta, this deck girder bridge crosses Ginger Road near Fort McCoy.
Built 1926, the bridge consists of three standard deck girder spans, set onto concrete substructures. Prior to this bridge, a trestle and deck girder existed at this location.
This style bridge is common among railroads, due to the easy to install design, widespread availability and lack of maintenance. This bridge also features a concrete deck, built in prefabricated sections. This was commonly used to protect the superstructure.
Today, the bridge remains abandoned. It is unknown if it will ever be reused, although it seems that the right-of-way was partitioned off.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair to good condition, with little deterioration outside of the precast deck panels.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. It can be accessed from the road it crosses.