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MILW - Wisconsin River Bridge (East Channel)

Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Grant County, Wisconsin

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #527554

Map 

Description 

Swing span was retained for current bridge

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Location
Woodman, Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Grant County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1885 and 1895; Mostly replaced Ca. 1930s
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
1-129'10" Pratt through truss (1885)
1-101'8" Pratt Through Truss (1885)
1-135' Deck Girder Swing Span (1895)
1-129'10" Pratt Through Truss (1895)
4 Span Pile Trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 558.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #B-310
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.08834, -90.82314   (decimal degrees)
43°05'18" N, 90°49'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/677180/4772924 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94581 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,780)
Beam (16,987)
Built 1885 (209)
Built during 1880s (2,237)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Crawford County, Wisconsin (29)
Deck girder (6,348)
Girder (11,243)
Grant County, Wisconsin (39)
Lost (29,311)
Movable (3,139)
Owned by railroad (13,601)
Pin-connected (4,917)
Plate girder (8,788)
 Pratt through truss (6,148)
Pratt truss (10,430)
Railroad (16,559)
Replaced by new bridge (19,908)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,469)
Swing (1,578)
Through truss (17,370)
Timber stringer (4,361)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,102)
Truss (36,146)
Wisconsin (1,713)
Wisconsin River (74)
Woodman, Wisconsin (2)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • October 5, 2021: Added by John Marvig

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