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Namekagon River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.227500,-91.120278

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Carries Lrd Birch Lane over Namekagon River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 15.4 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Namekagon River on Lrd Birch Lane
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958

Location: Bayfield County

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Marengo River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.320000,-91.001667

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Carries Marengo Lake Road over Marengo River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.4 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Marengo River on Marengo Lake Road
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973

Location: Bayfield County

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Branch of N Fish Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Lrd Old Ush 2 over Branch of N Fish Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 151.3 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Branch of N Fish Creek on Lrd Old Ush 2
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Bayfield County

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Madeline Island Ferry

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Location: 46.796342,-90.803782

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Carries over Bayfield Channel, Lake Superior
Design: ferry
Design Details: Fleet of multiple ferryboats provides 9 month service to Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands archipelago. The other 3 months of the year, service is provided by ice highway, airboat and aircraft. La Pointe is one of the oldest towns in the Midwest, founded by the Jesuits and French fur traders in the 1600's.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Ferry over Bayfield Channel, Lake Superior
History:
Built:

Location: Bayfield County

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152899

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MV Madeline 1; Launching day

November of 1984. The MADELINE was designed to fit inside a 150 ton capacity Travelift. And she fit... just. In front of the vessel on the left is Naval Architect Timothy Graul.

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MV Madeline 2; Launching day

Looking at the port side of the vessel. The ramps are temporarily held in place by chain hoists; the cables to the hydraulic winches have not been rigged yet.

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MV Madeline 3; Launching day

The Travelift has backed into the launching slip; once the champagne bottle breaks, the vessel is lowered gently into Lake Superior.

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MV Madeline 4; Launching day

Looking at the vessel from the aft starboard corner.

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MV Madeline 5; Launching day

In the water. At this writing, she has been in service for 25 years.

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Rice Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 46.813555,-90.817258

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Carries Rice Avenue over Pike Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Lightly-built steel arch-shaped truss.
Total Length: 230.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Pike Creek on Rice Avenue
History: Built 1912. Closed to vehicular traffic in 1967 and to pedestrians in 1983. Restored in 1984 for pedestrian use. Additional rehabilitation in 2006.
Built: 1912

Location: Bayfield County

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Rice Ave. Bridge

Looking north

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CNW - Pearl Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 46.368192,-91.091306

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Carries Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway over Pearl Creek
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Total Length: 117.0 Feet
Span Length: 117.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned deck truss bridge over Twentymile Creek on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
History: Built 1890
Built: 1890

Location: Bayfield County

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Overview

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Bracings

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Under Bridge

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Overview

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

East Abutment

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Lower Connection

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Upper Angle Connection

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Overview

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

West Abutment

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Abandoned Pearl Creek Bridge

Overview

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C&NW - Bridge #419

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 46.560408,-91.017694

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Carries Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway over Unnamed Valley
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren deck truss with deck girder approach
Total Length: 240.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Unnamed Valley on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
History: Built 1891
Built: 1891

Location: Bayfield County

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C&NW Bridge #419

Looking North

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C&NW Bridge #419

South Abutment

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C&NW Bridge #419

Looking North

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C&NW Bridge #419

Overview

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C&NW Bridge #419

Overview

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C&NW Bridge #419

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C&NW Bridge #419

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C&NW Bridge #419

North End

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C&NW Bridge #419

Overview

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C&NW Bridge #419

Short Girder on Tower

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C&NW Bridge #419

Lower Connection

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C&NW Bridge #419

Upper Connection

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C&NW Bridge #419

Upper Angle Connection

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C&NW Bridge #419

South Tower Base

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C&NW Bridge #419

South Tower

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C&NW Bridge #419

Tower Base

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C&NW Bridge #419

North Tower

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C&NW Bridge #419

Looking South

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C&NW - White River Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 46.429872,-91.062874

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Carries Local Trail (Former C&NW Railway) over White River
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Total Length: 290.0 Feet
Span Length: 130.0 Feet

Overview: Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over White River on Local Trail (Former C&NW Railway)
History: Built 1889
Built: 1889

Location: Bayfield County

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C&NW - Diamond Creek High Trestle

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 46.371509,-91.114125

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Carries Local Trail (Former C&NW Railway) over Diampnd Creek
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: 3 Double-intersection Warren deck trusses supported on steel towers (with Deck Girders between), deck girders on towers approaching one end and wooden trestle on the other
Total Length: 595.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet

Overview: Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Diampnd Creek on Local Trail (Former C&NW Railway)
History: Built 1889
Built: 1889

Location: Bayfield County

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Grand View High Trestle

Truss #1

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Grand View High Trestle

Short Girder

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Grand View High Trestle

Overview

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Grand View High Trestle

Overview

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower #4

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower #3

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Grand View High Trestle

Truss #1

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower #2

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Grand View High Trestle

Truss #2

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower #4

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Grand View High Trestle

Lower Connection

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Grand View High Trestle

Upper Angle Connection

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Grand View High Trestle

Upper Connection

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Grand View High Trestle

Truss #1

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower #2

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Grand View High Trestle

West Approach

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Grand View High Trestle

Overview

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Grand View High Trestle

Overview

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Grand View High Trestle

West Abutment

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Grand View High Trestle

West Approach

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower #1

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Grand View High Trestle

Looking East

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Grand View High Trestle

Looking East

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Grand View High Trestle

East Approach

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Grand View High Trestle

Missing Plate

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Grand View High Trestle

Looking West

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Grand View High Trestle

Looking West

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Grand View High Trestle

Under Bridge

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Grand View High Trestle

Tower Base

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Grand View High Trestle

East Pier

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Grand View High Trestle

East Abutment

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Grand View High Trestle

East Approach

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Grand View High Trestle

Looking West

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C&NW - Namekagon River Bridge (Cable)

Status: Open to ATVs

Location: 46.188339,-91.309479

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Carries Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway over Namekagon River
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Total Length: 175.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Namekagon River on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
History: Built 1893
Built: 1893

Location: Bayfield County

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Cable Trail Bridge

Looking South

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Cable Trail Bridge

Overview

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Cable Trail Bridge

Overview

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Cable Trail Bridge

Overview

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Cable Trail Bridge

North Approach

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Cable Trail Bridge

North Abutment

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Cable Trail Bridge

Looking North

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Cable Trail Bridge

Upper Angle Connection

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Cable Trail Bridge

Lower Connection

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Cable Trail Bridge

Upper Connection

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Cable Trail Bridge

Overview

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Cable Trail Bridge

South Abutment

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Cable Trail Bridge

South Pier

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Cable Trail Bridge

South Transition Bent

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Cable Trail Bridge

South Approach

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Cable Trail Bridge

Looking North

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Cable Trail Bridge

South Approach

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Cable Trail Bridge

Looking North

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Cable Trail Bridge

Looking South

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Schramm Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.475084,-91.072170

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Carries Moonshine Alley Road over Schramm Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 16.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Schramm Creek on Moonshine Alley Road
History: Built 1892
Built: 1892

Location: Bayfield County

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Moonshine Alley Stone Arch

Looking North

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Moonshine Alley Stone Arch

Overview

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Moonshine Alley Stone Arch

South Wall

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Moonshine Alley Stone Arch

North Wall

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Moonshine Alley Stone Arch

Wing Wall

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Moonshine Alley Stone Arch

Overview

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Cranberry River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.788942,-91.273369

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Carries Lrd Cranberry Rive over Cranberry River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 32.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over Cranberry River on Lrd Cranberry Rive
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924

Location: Bayfield County

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Tri County Corridor - North Fish Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 46.574895,-90.975642

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Carries Tri County Corridor over North Fish Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 217.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over North Fish Creek on Tri County Corridor
History: Built 1906 using secondhand parts
Built: 1906

Location: Bayfield County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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