Four (CP+UP+Amtrak)/Milw RR Bridges to cross the Mississippi in La Crosse, WI.

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Twice within a week I have seen bridges over a Black River. The first one was in Port Huron, MI. This crossing uses four bridges because it uses islands to get across the Mississippi.

Steven J. Brown posted
Amtrak Empire Builder #7 crossing the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisconsin - May 16, 2000.

From east to west.

Black River

This photo was moved to CP/ICE/Milw 2004 Scherzer Bridge.

French Slough

Evidently this bridge has been changing. It once was a swing bridge.

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Around seven years ago it was a plain steel girder bridge with a couple of through spans for higher clearance.

Bird's Eye View

Around a year ago there was some construction activity.

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Mississippi East

Bird's Eye View

Mississippi West

Bird's Eye View

Note all of the high rail vehicles on the bridge and island. I assume they are doing some sort of construction. I don't think it would take that many people to do an inspection. 

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I wonder if the swing span is closed because this local is headed towards the river.

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Zebulon Bowles commented on a post

This must have been a predecessor bridge.

Caoimhín Kevin Bunker posted

The railroad transfer steamer 'JOHN BERTRAM' just past the bridge that would soon, when finished, put her out of work.

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