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MILW - Old Mississippi River Channel Bridge (Old)

La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota

Photo 

From The Railroad Gazette's "English Versus American Bridges", published 1874

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #348686

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Old Channel Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Location
La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1876; Replaced 1902
Builders
- American Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 750.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.83467, -91.27653   (decimal degrees)
43°50'05" N, 91°16'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/638561/4854953 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
La Crescent
Inventory number
BH 69861 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,637)
American Bridge Company (15)
American Bridge Works (46)
Built 1876 (126)
Built during 1870s (1,324)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Houston County, Minnesota (27)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin (67)
Lost (29,056)
Lost 1902 (32)
Lost during 1900s (421)
Minnesota (1,652)
Mississippi River (232)
 Movable (3,135)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Railroad (16,518)
Replaced by new bridge (19,752)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
State line crossing (921)
Swing (1,575)
Through truss (17,190)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,089)
Truss (35,939)
Whipple truss (473)
Wisconsin (1,712)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • November 1, 2015: Added by Luke

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