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Four Mile Bridge

Rock County, Wisconsin

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Four Mile Bridge

Article

Chippewa Herald-Telegram: April 18 1945

BH Photo #443233

Map 

Description 

Lost in 1945. Not replaced until 1948 due to WW II.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Rock River on US 14
Location
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Status
Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.
History
Built 1889; collapsed 1945; replaced 1948
Design
Through truss
Also called
US 14 Rock River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.73010, -89.05931   (decimal degrees)
42°43'48" N, 89°03'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/331413/4732899 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,629)
Built 1889 (277)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Collapsed (501)
Janesville, Wisconsin (34)
Lost (31,795)
Lost 1945 (28)
Lost during 1940s (658)
 Owned by state (16,770)
Rock County, Wisconsin (65)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (123)
Through truss (19,028)
Truss (38,309)
Wisconsin (1,790)
Wooden deck (6,261)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added history line
  • January 31, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Paul Plassman

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