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CB&Q - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old)
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
- Location
- Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Grant County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1886; Replaced 1908
- Railroad
- - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.00007, -91.13121 (decimal degrees)
43°00'00" N, 91°07'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/652323/4762517 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Prairie du Chien
- Inventory number
- BH 71757 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 28, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added build & loss dates
- January 28, 2017: Updated by Robert Thompson: Removed "replaced by newer bridge", as the existing span was twinned. The existing span appears to be intact.
Related Bridges
- BNSF - Wisconsin River Bridge (Successor)
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This is a double span, with the original span upstream and the newer span downstream. It appears that the upstream span still has the swing span that allowed navigation upstream on the Wisconsin River; the newer span does not.
I am hoping to do a kayak run out to this bridge for a few pictures next summer.