Historic Bridges
of the United States
Shaw Farm Bridge
Rusk County
,
Wisconsin
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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Cth E
Location
Rusk County
,
Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1923; Replaced 1997
Builder
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Wausau Iron Works
Design
3 span, steel, 8 panel, riveted Pratt overhead truss. It replaced a two span Parker wood truss that was just to the east.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128 ft.
Total length: 386 ft.
Deck width: 17 ft.
Also called
County Trunk Highway E Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.29640, -91.23750
(decimal degrees)
45°17'47" N, 91°14'15" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/638193/5017388
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Flambeau Ridge
Inventory number
BH 37033
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1923
(294)
Built during 1920s
(4,733)
Lost
(1,701)
Owned by county
(14,329)
Pratt truss
(1,597)
Replaced by new bridge
(768)
Rusk County, Wisconsin
(6)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,041)
Through truss
(5,491)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,171)
Truss
(16,173)
Wausau Iron Works
(5)
Wisconsin
(464)
Update Log
August 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning
Sources
J.R. Manning -
thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
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