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CP - Black River Bridge (Old)

La Crosse County, Wisconsin

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CP - Black River Bridge (Old)

Old bridge replaced with a bascule bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #288951

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Black River on Canadian Pacific RR
Location
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902; Replaced 2004
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Parker through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.83240, -91.25859   (decimal degrees)
43°49'57" N, 91°15'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/640008/4854732 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
La Crescent
Inventory number
BH 61816 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Black River (Wisconsin) (6)
Built 1902 (469)
Built during 1900s (6,702)
Canadian Pacific Railway (495)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (938)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin (40)
La Crosse, Wisconsin (15)
Lost (21,121)
Lost 2004 (474)
Lost during 2000s (3,843)
Movable (2,826)
 Owned by railroad (10,903)
Parker through truss (1,204)
Parker truss (1,566)
Railroad (14,213)
Replaced by new bridge (13,882)
Soo Line Railroad (275)
Swing (1,348)
Through truss (13,772)
Truss (30,823)
Wisconsin (1,363)

Update Log 

  • June 6, 2019: New photo from Luke
  • November 1, 2015: Updated by Luke: GPS Fix
  • July 22, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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