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Kennan-Jump River Bridge

Price County, Wisconsin

Photos 

General View, Looking Southeast

Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 19, 1987 for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #119311

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over South Fork Jump River on CTH N
Location
Price County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1924; Demolished 1989
Design
It was one of two camelback overhead truss bridges left in Wisconsin when it was demolished.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 142.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.43850, -90.61750   (decimal degrees)
45°26'19" N, 90°37'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/686338/5034425 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jump River Fire Tower NE
Inventory number
BH 37025 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1924 (747)
Built during 1920s (9,957)
Camelback truss (376)
Formerly NR-eligible (444)
Lost (25,007)
Lost 1989 (182)
Lost during 1980s (1,398)
Owned by county (20,859)
 Price County, Wisconsin (13)
Replaced by new bridge (16,797)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,236)
Through truss (15,198)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,938)
Truss (32,984)
Wisconsin (1,500)

Update Log 

  • August 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER WI-55 - Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N", Kennan, Price County, WI

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