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General View Of Setting Looking Northwest

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3/4 Frontal View Looking Northeast

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Barrel View Looking North

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Close-Up Barrel View Looking North

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Close-Up 3/4 Frontal View Looking Northwest

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Barrel View Looking South From North Approach

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Close-Up Barrel View Looking South

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3/4 Frontal View Of Pony Truss Looking Southeast

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Detail Interior View Looking Northwest

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Detail Of Lateral Bracing Looking Northwest

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Detail Of Top Chord And Sway Bracing

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Detail Of Inclined Endpost Looking West

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Detail Of Portal Looking North

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Deck And Underside Of Bridge Looking Northeast

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Detail Of Bottom Chord Looking North

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Detail Of East Roller Bearing On North Abutment

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Detail Of Nameplate At North End

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Facts

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Black River on STH 71, STH 108 in Town of Melrose
Location: Town of Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1922 by Worden-Allen Co.; Replaced 1985
Builder: - Worden-Allen Co.
Design: 12 panel Pennsylvania overhead truss 200' main span with 6 Warren pony truss 78' approach spans. It was one of six Pennsylvania overhead truss spans built in Wisconsin. (The Pennsylvania truss was so-called because of its ability to carry heavy loads and extensive use on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Thanks to R.S. Newbery of Wisc. DOT.)
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200 ft.
Total length: 667 ft.
Deck width: 19 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.11000, -90.99528 (decimal degrees)
44°06'36" N, 90°59'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/660430/4886044 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Four Corners
Inventory number: BH 37045 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

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

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-71 - Melrose Bridge, Spanning Black River at State Trunk Highway 108, Melrose, Jackson County, WI

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