Bert Parsons Bridge

Photos

Northeast Side, Looking Southwest

Photo taken by Jerry Mathiason, Sept 1994 for HAER

BH Photo #119727

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fisher River on 240th Avenue in Town of Estella
Location: Town of Estella, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1914; Replaced 1995
Design: 6 panel, bolted rigid-connection, Pratt through truss
"The Bert Parsons Bridge is an excellent example of a steel, rigid-connected, Pratt through truss designed by the Wisconsin State Highway Commission. Constructed in 1914, it is one of the first bridges of its type in Wisconsin built according to a standardized state plan. In its design and material, the Bert Parsons Bridge exemplifies a once common bridge type. As one of the few remaining structures of this type, the bridge has been declared eligible for the National Register of Historic Places."
Chad J. Perkins and Charlene K. Roise
Hess, Roise and Company, Minneapolis, MN October 1994 for HAER
Dimensions: Span length: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.19210, -91.12700 (decimal degrees)
45°11'32" N, 91°07'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/647126/5005997 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cornell
Inventory number: BH 37054 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-74 - Bert Parsons Bridge, Spanning Fisher River at West Fisher Drive, Cornell vicinity, Chippewa County, WI