Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Cunningham Lane Bridge

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General Setting. West Bank Looking Southeast

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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Road View Showing Lumber Deck. East Bank Looking West

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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View Of Center Panel Showing Diagonal Tension Members And Lower Chord Connections. East Bank Looking Southwest

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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Upper Chord And Vertical Member Pin Connection. Northern Truss

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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Upper Chord Underside View Showing Channel Iron And Lattice Work Construction And Tension Member Connection. Deck View Looking East

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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Encased Concrete Footings And Wooden Retaining Wall. East Bank Looking West

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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Bottom Chord Pin Connection. East Bank Looking Southwest

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, November 1987 for HAER

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Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Pine River on Cunningham Lane in Town of Rockbridge
Location: Town of Rockbridge, Richland County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1895; Replaced 1988
Builder: - Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
Design: It may still exist as a pedestrian bridge.
"The Cunningham Lane Bridge, a Pratt full-slope pony truss, is one of the earliest remaining Pratt trusses in Wisconsin. Built by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, a significant regional bridge fabricator, the small truss is indicative of the period's bridge designs and construction ideology."
Edwon G. Cordes, March 1988, for Westbrook Associated Engineeers, Inc., Plain, WI
Dimensions: Total length: 41.3 ft.
Deck width: 12.11 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.44130, -90.35950 (decimal degrees)
43°26'29" N, 90°21'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/713680/4813209 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Rockbridge
Inventory numbers: NRHP 96000731 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 37085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-51 - Cunningham Lane Bridge, Spanning Pine River on Cunningham Lane near Highway 80, Rockbridge, Richland County, WI