Dunnville Bridge

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Southeast Side, Looking West

Photo taken by Jerry Mathiason, April 1996 for HAER

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BH Photo #119282

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The Significance of the Dunnville Bridge

Written by C.J. Perkins and C.K. Roise, Hess, Roise and Co. April 1996

The Dunnville Bridge is an excellent example of a steel, Warren overhead truss with verticals. It is among the earliest examples of the Wisconsin Highway Department's use of this design; previously, the agency had employed Pratt and Parker trusses for overhead spans. While a number of Warren truss bridges were subsequently built, less than three dozen examples of this type now survive in the state. The Dunnville Bridge was built by the Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, one of the most prolific Wisconsin bridge builders in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Facts

Overview: Lost subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on CTH Y
Location: Dunn County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1934; Replaced 1996
Builder: - Worden-Allen Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design: Single span, 12 panel riveted Warren overhead truss with verticals.
Dimensions: Total length: 216.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.71492, -91.89681 (decimal degrees)
44°42'54" N, 91°53'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/587378/4951874 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Durand North
Inventory number: BH 37022 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 1, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-95 - Dunnville Bridge, Spanning Red Cedar River at County Trunk Highway Y, Downsville vicinity, Dunn County, WI