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La Crosse Bridge (Westbound)

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Driving across the bridge

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwys. 14 and 61 and WI Hwy. 16 (Westbound)
Location
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Served westbound traffic only since the opening of the Eastbound Bridge in 2004
Design
Riveted Warren Cantilever Truss Bridge with multiple spans of deck Warren approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 475.4 ft.
Total length: 2,532.3 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.81000, -91.26167   (decimal degrees)
43°48'36" N, 91°15'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/639814/4852238 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
La Crescent
Inventory number
BH 46288 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
8,900

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 17, 2010: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
  • September 20, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com