Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Side View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

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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View Showing Sway Bracing And Portal Bracing

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

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Detail View Of Sway Bracing

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

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View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point C

Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER

Overview: Lost Warren through truss over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 near LaFarge
Location: Vernon County, Wisconsin
Status: Removed
History: Built 1905 on STH 29 in Menomonie; Dismantled 1951; Reassembled over Kickapoo River 1953; Demolished 1986
Builder: - Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 145 ft.
Total length: 145 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.8 ft.
Also called: Old Riverside Park Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.61285, -90.62590 (decimal degrees)
43°36'46" N, 90°37'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/691577/4831613 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: La Farge
Inventory number: BH 37044 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-64 - State Highway Bridge No. 16, Spanning Kickapoo River, La Farge vicinity, 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