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Chippewa River Bridge

Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and Pepin County, Wisconsin
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Aerial View To Northwest. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

Photo taken by John N. Vogel, May 1993, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Chippewa River on STH 35
Location
Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and Pepin County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1933 by Worden-Allen Co.; Replaced 1994
Builder
- Worden-Allen Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
Seven span, riveted Parker through truss. It was the longest multiple span Parker truss in Wisconsin.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 177.0 ft.
Total length: 1,242.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.43611, -92.07250   (decimal degrees)
44°26'10" N, 92°04'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/573814/4920730 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wabasha North UTM 15.573630.4920610
Inventory number
BH 37049 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Buffalo County, Wisconsin (8)
Built 1933 (468)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Have street view (9,906)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 1994 (363)
Lost during 1990s (3,217)
Owned by state (9,810)
Parker through truss (947)
 Parker truss (1,267)
Pepin County, Wisconsin (2)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Truss (23,575)
Wisconsin (804)
Worden-Allen Co. (15)

Update Log 

  • August 4, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • August 3, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER WI-69 - Chippewa River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River at State Highway 35, Nelson vicinity, Buffalo County, WI
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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