Lake Wissota Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Parker through truss bridge over Lake Wissota on CTH S in Near Chippewa Falls

Location

Near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1916 by Toldeo Bridge & Crane Co.; Replaced 1986

Builder

- Toledo Bridge & Crane Co.

Design

Four span riveted Parker overhead truss bridge.

"The four-span Lake Wissota Bridge, built in 1916, was the oldest of the seventeen Parker overhead trusses with riveted connections and built-up members identified in a 1982 survey. Of these Parker trusses, the Lake Wissota Bridge was the only one with roller-nest expansion bearings."
Thanks to R.S. Newbery, Wisconsin DOT.

Trivia: Lake Wissota is mentioned by the main character in the movie Titanic which is an anachronism because the dam that formed Lake Wissota was not constructed until 1918.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 185 ft.
Total length: 745.5 ft.
Deck width: 19.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15 ft.

Also called

Silver Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.97600, -91.34245   (decimal degrees)
44°58'34" N, 91°20'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/630694/4981620 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Lake Wissota, Wisconsin UTM: 15.4981435.630415

Inventory number

BH 37052 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

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

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER WI-12 - Lake Wissota Bridge, Spanning Lake Wissota at County Trunk Highway "S", Chippewa Falls vicinity, Chippewa County, WI

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