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SOO - Old Mississippi River Channel Bridge

La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Soo Line Railroad
Location
La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902; Trusses replaced 1998
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabricator of 5-145' spans)
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
1-40' Deck Girder
5-145' Pin Connected Pratt through truss
1-40' Deck Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 145.0 ft.
Total length: 805.0 ft.
Also called
MILW - Old Mississippi River Channel Bridge
MILW Bridge #L-2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.83475, -91.27661   (decimal degrees)
43°50'05" N, 91°16'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/638555/4854962 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
La Crescent
Inventory number
BH 69847 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (825)
American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Built 1902 (590)
Built during 1900s (7,681)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Deck girder (6,335)
Girder (11,222)
Houston County, Minnesota (27)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin (67)
Lost (29,047)
Lost 1998 (442)
Lost during 1990s (4,157)
Minnesota (1,652)
Mississippi River (232)
 Pin-connected (4,867)
Plate girder (8,770)
Pratt through truss (6,127)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Railroad (16,518)
Replaced by new bridge (19,747)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
State line crossing (921)
Through truss (17,180)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,089)
Truss (35,926)
Wisconsin (1,712)

Update Log 

  • November 11, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • November 1, 2015: Updated by Luke: Converted entry
  • October 30, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

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La Crescent Lift Bridge (New)
Posted October 30, 2015, by John Marvig

A new bridge here has been on wish lists for 15+ years and is still in the distant future. No constructing has been planned or even begun.

La Crescent Lift Bridge (New)
Posted October 30, 2015, by Douglas

Www. heavymovable structure.org assets technical paper assest I assumed that the bridge is in construction since it was said it would.

La Crescent Lift Bridge (New)
Posted October 30, 2015, by John Marvig

Doug,

Where did you hear/see there is a new lift bridge under construction at La Crescent?