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View To North. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

Photo taken by John N. Vogel, October 1984, for HAER

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View To East. Subject Bridge And Its Setting

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View To Southwest

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View To Northwest

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View To Northwest. South Span

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View To North

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View To West. Detail Of Opening And Railing

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View To Northwest. Lamp Base

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View To North Northwest. Deteriorating Concrete And Re-Bar

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Lost Bridge over Black River on Grand Avenue in Neillsville
Location: Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Replaced 1995
Design: Deep Beam with holes, using reinforced concrete for structural components, resembling a pony truss. It was the only bridge of its kind in Wisconsin.
It was removed from the NRHP List 1987-2-18.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 77 ft.
Total length: 231.5 ft.
Deck width: 20.5 ft.
Also called: Grand Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.57010, -90.59810 (decimal degrees)
44°34'12" N, 90°35'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/690717/4938001 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Neilsville, UTM 15.690740.4937780
Inventory number: BH 37058 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 8, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated NRHP Listing
August 3, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-76 - Black River Bridge, Spanning Black River at Grand Avenue, Neillsville, Clark County, WI
Clark County Press, Neilsville, Wisconsin - An article from 1995 that shows the bridge collapse that required building this bridge, and a photo of the bridge when it was new.

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