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US61 Wisconsin River Bridge

Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Grant County, Wisconsin

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Bascobel Wiscinsin River circa 1936

Old Postcard View Photographer unknown

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BH Photo #376537

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Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 61
Location
Boscobel, Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Grant County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1936; Replaced 2000
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 167.0 ft.
Total length: 1,208.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.15167, -90.71667   (decimal degrees)
43°09'06" N, 90°43'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/685655/4780188 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boscobel
Inventory number
BH 62083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boscobel, Wisconsin (3)
Built 1936 (1,100)
Built during 1930s (11,282)
Crawford County, Wisconsin (20)
Functionally obsolete (7,094)
Grant County, Wisconsin (32)
Lost (22,463)
Lost 2000 (384)
Lost during 2000s (4,044)
Owned by state (15,225)
 Parker through truss (1,244)
Parker truss (1,614)
Replaced by new bridge (15,005)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,993)
Through truss (14,113)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,745)
Truss (31,317)
US 61 (94)
Wisconsin River (42)

Update Log 

  • January 21, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 29, 2014: Added by Luke

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