Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Side View Of Bridge, Looking East

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

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End View Of Bridge, Showing South Portal

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

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General View Of Sway Bracing From Below

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

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View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point B

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View Of Vertical Post And Diagonal Bracing

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 in LaFarge
Location: LaFarge, Vernon County, Wisconsin
Status: Removed
History: Built over St. Croix River 1912; Removed 1951; Relocated here 1953; Demolished 1986
Builder: - Central States Bridge Co.
Design: Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 136 ft.
Total length: 136 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Also called: Old Hudson Toll Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.59270, -90.63378 (decimal degrees)
43°35'34" N, 90°38'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/691005/4829356 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: La Farge
Inventory number: BH 37043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-65 - Bridge No. 18, Spanning Kickapoo River, La Farge, Vernon County, WI
Wisconsin Highways - Christopher Bessert's excellent Wisconsin Highways website with the story of State Highway 131
Wisconsin Highways - Christopher Bessert's Wisconsin Highways map of abandoned & new State Highway 131