Sawyer Avenue Bridge

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Distant View To Northwest. Subject Bridge And Its Setting This bridge replaced a washed-out bridge. By shifting the road, the town saved a substantial amount of money vs. replacing the washed-out span in the original location. Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To North Northwest Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To South Southeast Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To Northwest Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To North Northwest. Vertical Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To North Northwest. Steel Cylinder Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To North Northwest. Pinned Vertical, Top Chord And Diagonal Connection Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To West. Pinned Vertical, Bottom Chord And Diagonal Connection Photo taken by John N. Vogel, November 1996, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt pony truss bridge over Black River on Sawyer Avenue in Town of Hammel

Location

Town of Hammel, Taylor County, Wisconsin

History

Built 1906; Replaced 1997; Status unknown

Builder

- Hennepin Bridge Co.

Design

Two span, single lane, 5 panel Pratt Standard pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 75.10 ft.
Total length: 173.8 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+45.14600, -90.55184   (decimal degrees)
45°08'46" N, 90°33'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/692461/5002085 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Perkinstown

Inventory number

BH 37087 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 5, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER WI-99 - Sawyer Avenue Bridge, Spanning Black River, Hammel vicinity, Taylor County, WI

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