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1939 WB Bridge Hunter;
2005 EB Bridge Hunter;
Historic Bridges;
John A. Weeks III;
3D Satellite)
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The 87 foot tall arch for the Cameron Avenue bridge was built in a dry dock downstream and floated into place. This allowed the main channel to remain open for shipping during construction. The Cass Street bridge is being rehabilitated during 2005 and 2006, with all traffic routed on the Cameron Avenue bridge during the project." [John Weeks III]
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| John Weeks III |
The approach spans are non-trivial bridge structures in their own right. It looks like curved trapezoidal tub girders were used for the new bridge.
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| John Weeks III |
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Via Historic Bridges
The previous bridge at this location was a low level crossing, consisting of pin-connected through truss spans including a swing span. One of the spans was destroyed in a vehicle collision in 1935.
[I assume the photo is 1881 instead of 1981. Since the high-level truss was not competed until 1939, I wonder if the town had to use a ferry service for four years.] |
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BNSF Railway posted
La Crosse, Wisconsin, sits in the picturesque Mississippi River Valley in southwestern Wisconsin and is often called “Wisconsin’s West Coast.” Known for beautiful bluffs and Old Style Beer, La Crosse was originally founded as a settlers’ trading post. When rail arrived, the city went from a humble trading post to a bustling marketplace.
Read about how rail transformed La Crosse from a trading post to a bustling marketplace at http://bit.ly/41mCz7L
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A.J. Bertin
posted eight photos with the comment: "From August 2020, here are some more photos I took of the bridge that carries U.S. 14 and U.S. 61 across the Mississippi River... in the La Crosse WI/La Crescent MN area. (Several of these photos were taken at the road meet I attended.)."
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