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General View, Looking Southeast

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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General View, Looking Southwest, Showing Bridge And Setting

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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3/4 View Of Bridge, Looking Southwest

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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3/4 View Of Bridge, Looking Southeast

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Barrel View, Close-Up, Looking North

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Barrel View, Close-Up, Looking South

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Barrel View, General Setting, Looking South

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Barrel View, General Setting, Looking North

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Detail Of Riveted Connection Between Hip Vertical And Bottom Chord

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Detail Of Expansion Bearing At Northwest Corner Of Bridge

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Detail View, Showing Vertical, Top Chord, Diagonal, And Intermediate Bracing

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Detail View Of Northeast Corner, Showing Hip Vertical, Inclined End Post, And Upper Chord

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Detail View, Looking Northeast, Showing Underside Of Deck

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Detail View, Looking North, Showing Railing On West Side

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over South Fork Jump River on CTH N
Location
Price County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1924; Demolished 1989
Design
It was one of two camelback overhead truss bridges left in Wisconsin when it was demolished.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140 ft.
Total length: 142.9 ft.
Deck width: 20 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.43850, -90.61750   (decimal degrees)
45°26'19" N, 90°37'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/686338/5034425 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Jump River Fire Tower NE
Inventory number
BH 37025 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • August 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER WI-55 - Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N", Kennan, Price County, WI