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Kennan-Jump River Bridge

Price County, Wisconsin
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Photos 

General View, Looking Southeast

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

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 142.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 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)

Categories 

Built 1924 (494)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Camelback truss (232)
Formerly NR-eligible (264)
Lost (10,361)
Lost 1989 (74)
Lost during 1980s (436)
Owned by county (16,488)
 Price County, Wisconsin (5)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,568)
Wisconsin (804)

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

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