Railroad track atop Soo Line ore dock
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- Created Date
- 1917-1924
- Description
Railroad tracks atop the Soo Line ore dock in Chequamegon Bay, Ashland, Wisconsin, sometime after completion of construction in 1917. The view facing south shows a major portion of the wooden trestle approach before the concrete ore dock and chutes.
The construction of the Soo Line ore dock in Ashland, Wisconsin, took place during 1916 and 1917, This dock was designed by Toltz Engineering Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, (today TKDA) and built by General Contractors: Foley Brothers and Peppard and Fulton of St. Paul. The Soo Line ore dock was built of concrete and steel, at 900 feet in length with 150 pockets. It had a capacity of 52,500 tons and the timber trestle approach was 1,000 feet long. The dock was 65 feet 8 inches wide at the water line and 59 feet wide with 4 railroad tracks at the top. There were were 6,800 piles driven to support this dock and it was 80 feet high above the waterline.
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Ashland Historical Society Museum
- Collection
- Ore docks of Ashland
- Location
- Ashland
Ashland County
Wisconsin - Type
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- Format
- Photographs
- Rights
- This image may be copied freely by individuals, educational institutions, and libraries for personal use, research, teaching, or any other 'Fair Use' as defined by U.S. copyright laws. To obtain permission for other uses, or to request a high-resolution copy, please contact the Ashland Historical Society Museum. Address: 509 West Main Street, Ashland, WI 54806. Email: ashlandhistory@centurytel.net Phone: 715-682-4911
- Chicago citation style
- Railroad track atop Soo Line ore dock. 1917-1924. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/Ashland/id/13. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1917-1924) Railroad track atop Soo Line ore dock. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/Ashland/id/13
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/Ashland/id/13>.