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Bridge No. 16

Vernon County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Side View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #119527

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren through truss over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 near LaFarge
Location
Vernon County, Wisconsin
Status
Removed
History
Built 1905 on STH 29 in Menomonie; Dismantled 1951; Reassembled over Kickapoo River 1953; Demolished 1986
Builder
- Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dimensions
Span length: 145.0 ft.
Total length: 145.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.8 ft.
Also called
Old Riverside Park Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.61285, -90.62590   (decimal degrees)
43°36'46" N, 90°37'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/691577/4831613 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
La Farge
Inventory number
BH 37044 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1905 (820)
Built during 1900s (7,631)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 1986 (186)
Lost during 1980s (1,530)
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. (35)
Owned by state (16,553)
Relocated (1,035)
 Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through truss (16,737)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,183)
Truss (35,407)
Vernon County, Wisconsin (23)
Warren through truss (1,704)
Warren truss (6,998)
Wisconsin (1,700)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
  • August 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER WI-64 - State Highway Bridge No. 16, Spanning Kickapoo River, La Farge vicinity, Vernon County, WI
  • Wisconsin Highways - Christopher Bessert's excellent Wisconsin Highways website with the story of State Highway 131
  • Wisconsin Highways - Christopher Bessert's Wisconsin Highways map of abandoned & new State Highway 131

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