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Dougherty Creek Bridge

Lafayette County, Wisconsin
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North Elevation

Photo taken by J.R. Manning

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Description 

Prior to 1933, this half-hip, 3-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss carried State Highway 14. After US 14 was commissioned in 1933, following the state's rule of no duplicate highway numbers, the Wisconsin highway commission rebadged STH-14 as STH-81.

Somewhere in history, the alignment east of Argyle was shortened, curves were softened and this bridge was left in the middle of a field - where it remains today.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Dougherty Creek on Old alignment of Wisconsin Highway 81
Location
Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Status
Abandoned
Design
Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.69799, -89.85564   (decimal degrees)
42°41'53" N, 89°51'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/266097/4731232 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Argyle
Inventory number
BH 52129 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,365)
Argyle, Wisconsin (1)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (290)
Lafayette County, Wisconsin (15)
Pony truss (13,215)
Pratt pony truss (2,340)
Pratt truss (5,653)
Truss (23,559)
Wisconsin (802)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2012: Added by J.R. Manning

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