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Aerial View To Northwest. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

Photo taken by John N. Vogel, May 1993, for HAER

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Aerial View To West. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

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Aerial View To South Southwest. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

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Aerial View To North Northeast. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

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Distant View To West Southwest

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View To West Southwest

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View To Northwest

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View To Northwest. Portal Strut

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View To North Northwest. Portal Connection

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View To North Northwest. Vertical, Top Chord, Top Strut And Sway Bracing Connection

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View To Northwest. Sway Bracing

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View To North Northwest. Verticals

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View To Northwest. Bottom Chord

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View To North Northwest. Deck With Macadam Overlay

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Photographic Copy Of Xerox Copy Of Original Plans

General Plan And Elevation, dated 1932, By Wisconsin Highway Commission.

Xerox Copy In Possession Of Westbrook Associated Engineers, Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Photo taken by Wayne Chandler, Photographer, August 1993 for HAER

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Photographic Copy Of Xerox Copy Of Original Plans

Superstructure Details, dated 1932, By Wisconsin Highway Commission.

Xerox Copy In Possession Of Westbrook Associated Engineers, Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Wayne Chandler, Photographer, August 1993 for HAER

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Facts

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Chippewa River on STH 35
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1933 by Worden-Allen Co.; Replaced 1994
Builder: - Worden-Allen Co.
Design: Seven span, riveted Parker through truss. It was the longest multiple span Parker truss in Wisconsin.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 177 ft.
Total length: 1,242 ft.
Deck width: 24 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.43611, -92.07250 (decimal degrees)
44°26'10" N, 92°04'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/573814/4920730 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wabasha North UTM 15.573630.4920610
Inventory number: BH 37049 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 3, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-69 - Chippewa River Bridge, Spanning Chippewa River at State Highway 35, Nelson vicinity, Buffalo County, WI

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