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McGilvray Ferry Bridge

La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

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McGilvray Ferry Bridge

The Winona Daily News: May 1 1950

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BH Photo #454358

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Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Black River on Old McGilvray Road
Location
La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Status
Demolished after McGilvray Road was moved to a new alignment
History
Completed February 20, 1892, by the Clinton Bridge Co.; demolished 1954
Builder
- Clinton Bridge Co. of Clinton, Iowa [also known as Clinton Bridge & Iron Works]
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 254.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.02432, -91.34039   (decimal degrees)
44°01'28" N, 91°20'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/633004/4875913 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Galesville
Inventory number
BH 34792 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,634)
Built 1892 (228)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (71)
Clinton Bridge Co. (14)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin (67)
Lost (25,036)
Lost 1954 (68)
Lost during 1950s (698)
 McGilvray "Seven Bridges" Road (8)
Pennsylvania truss (492)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Through truss (15,203)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin (13)
Truss (32,998)
Wisconsin (1,500)

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  • August 14, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch

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