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Grand Avenue Bridge

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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Grand Avenue Bridge

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Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #509195

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Grand Avenue
Location
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new pedestrain bridge
History
Built in 1880, closed to traffic in 1972
Design
(4)7-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.80998, -91.50149   (decimal degrees)
44°48'36" N, 91°30'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/618495/4962934 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94569 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
Built 1880 (215)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Chippewa River (Wisconsin) (31)
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (45)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin (27)
Lost (31,786)
Lost 1979 (116)
 Lost during 1970s (1,058)
Owned by city (6,279)
Pratt through truss (6,413)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Through truss (19,024)
Truss (38,302)
Wisconsin (1,787)

Update Log 

  • September 18, 2022: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 4, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • October 4, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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