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West Side, Facing East

Despite the hsitorical significance of this bridge, the township requested a new bridge because it carried only one lane and lacked capacity for school bus and truck traffic.

Photo taken by Rick McNitt, May 1995, for HAER

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West Side, Facing East

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West Side, Facing East

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East Side, Facing West

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East Side, Facing West

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North Portal, Facing South

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North Portal Detail, Facing South

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South Portal Detail, Facing North

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Detail, Northwest Riveted Joint

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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Namekagon River on North Road in Earl
Location
Earl, Washburn County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1914 by Worden-Allen Co.; Replaced 1996
Builders
- M.W. Torkelson (Designer)
- Worden-Allen Co.
Design
Single span riveted Pratt overhead truss iron bridge. It was designed by the State Highway Commission bridge engineer, M.W. Torkelson. It was one of the few remaining iron through trusses in the state when it was demolished.
Dimensions
Total length: 91.2 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.91583, -91.76389   (decimal degrees)
45°54'57" N, 91°45'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/595859/5085438 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Trego
Inventory number
BH 37024 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Built 1914 (394)
Built during 1910s (4,376)
Earl, Wisconsin (1)
Lost (1,702)
M.W. Torkelson (1)
Owned by township (1,228)
Pratt truss (1,600)
Replaced by new bridge (769)
Through truss (5,494)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,394)
Truss (16,177)
Washburn County, Wisconsin (1)
Wisconsin (464)
Worden-Allen Co. (9)

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