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West Channel Bridge

La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota

Photo 

West Channel Bridge

looking east

Photo from LaCrosse Public Library Archives

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

View this photo at lacrossetribune.com

BH Photo #485539

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over West Channel on US 14 and 61
Location
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1931
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.81847, -91.27289   (decimal degrees)
43°49'06" N, 91°16'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/638892/4853160 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91216 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1931 (977)
Built during 1930s (12,198)
Houston County, Minnesota (27)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin (67)
La Crosse, Wisconsin (24)
Lost (29,063)
Lost 1992 (472)
Lost during 1990s (4,158)
 Minnesota (1,652)
Mississippi River (232)
Owned by state (16,591)
Replaced by new bridge (19,756)
State line crossing (922)
Through truss (17,193)
Truss (35,942)
Wisconsin (1,712)

Update Log 

  • November 16, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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