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CBQ - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old)

Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Grant County, Wisconsin

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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)

Categories 

19th Century (7,563)
Built 1886 (196)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (533)
Crawford County, Wisconsin (20)
Grant County, Wisconsin (33)
Lost (24,725)
Lost 1908 (47)
Lost during 1900s (316)
Movable (2,969)
 Pratt through truss (5,388)
Pratt truss (9,295)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Swing (1,453)
Through truss (15,058)
Truss (32,778)
Wisconsin (1,468)
Wisconsin River (42)

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.

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CB&Q - Wisconsin River Bridge (Old)
Posted January 28, 2017, by Robert Thompson

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.