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2nd Street Bridge (Old)

Dodge County, Wisconsin

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2nd Street Bridge (Old)

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Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #513767

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on N 2nd Street
Location
Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1887; replaced 1950
Builder
- Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
Four-span, pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt through truss
Also called
Cow Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.20251, -88.72136   (decimal degrees)
43°12'09" N, 88°43'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/360154/4784742 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95546 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,323)
4-panel truss (313)
Built 1887 (237)
Built during 1880s (2,163)
Dodge County, Wisconsin (36)
Lost (28,391)
Lost 1950 (74)
Lost during 1950s (856)
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works (68)
Owned by city (6,078)
 Pin-connected (4,681)
Pratt through truss (6,047)
Pratt truss (10,282)
Replaced by new bridge (19,304)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (105)
Through truss (16,718)
Truss (35,384)
Watertown, Wisconsin (19)
Wisconsin (1,700)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added alternate name and link
  • January 8, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type
  • December 22, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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