Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.066389,-90.825833
Carries CTH K over Big Green River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Green River on CTH K
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.039444,-90.791389
Carries CTH K over Big Green River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 127.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Green River on CTH K
History: Built 1949, replaced 2013
Built: 1949
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.028333,-90.782222
Carries Big Green Road over Big Green River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Big Green River on Big Green Road
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919
Location: Grant County
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Status: Operates daily during the summer; weekends only fall and spring; closed in winter
Location: 42.713420,-90.992650
Carries over Mississippi River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry barge propelled by separate tugboat
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
History: Ferry first operated in 1833
Built: 1833
Location: Grant County
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109828
The Iowa side of the Mississippi River
The ferry will sometimes wait here if there are no passengers. There is a semaphore on the Wisconsin side to signal the ferry. NOTE: Updates on the ferry begin with photo #8, taken in June 2012. The tug has been replaced and the barge has been refreshed.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109829
Cassville is downriver and across from here.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109830
The ferry approaches from Cassville
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109831
The ferry approaches from Cassville
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109832
Docking on the Iowa side
Upon launch, the tug will reverse itself and the dock remains in the same position. Cars will drive on forward and drive off forward, only the tug reverses.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109833
Approaching Cassville
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109834
The tug
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
233306
New! Improved!
As the marketers would say if they were creating a television ad for the ferry. Seriously, the tug has been replaced since my last trip on the ferry a few years ago. Service has improved as the ferry now runs 7 days although it still only operates 9 to 9 each day.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning June 2012
233307
The New Tug
I was told the ferry is still the same old barge but it has been spruced up and is sporting new green paint.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning June 2012
233308
Swivel
We've shoved off from Iowa and the tug is pivoting to take us to Cassville.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning June 2012
233309
In Place
The pivot is now complete and the ferry is underway for Wisconsin.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning June 2012
233310
Approaching Cassville
The red brick building on the left is the Denniston House which was once owned by Nelson Dewey, the first governor of Wisconsin. Follow the link to learn more about the Denniston House on Landmark Hunter Dot Com.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning June 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.091667,-90.696111
Carries Cemetery Road over Crooked Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 48.6 Feet
Span Length: 17.7 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek on Cemetery Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.037951,-90.554229
Carries Church Road over Fennimore Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Fennimore Creek on Church Road
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.814444,-90.833889
Carries WI 35/WI 81 over Grant River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 204.4 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Grant River on WI 35/WI 81
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1973; Destroyed 2011
Built: 1948
Location: Grant County
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109835
The south side
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
109836
West approach
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109837
East approach
Unfortunately, shot into the late afternoon sun.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109838
South side, looking west
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109839
Deck and truss
Looking west
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109840
West portal and deck, looking east
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109841
River Identification
Wisconsin often uses these green signs to indicate a body of water being crossed or running parallel to a highway.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109842
State ID Plaque
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109843
Deck, looking east
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109844
Carnegie Steel ID
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
109845
The north side
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
233154
GONE!
The lovely truss has been replaced with this ultra-utilitarian and unromantic slab o' concrete.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.064722,-90.838056
Carries WI 133 over Green River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 129.6 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Green River on WI 133
History: Built 1950; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1950
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.756667,-90.494444
Carries WI 81 over Little Platte River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 94.5 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Little Platte River on WI 81
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1938
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.714444,-90.553333
Carries Maple Ridge Road over Little Platte River
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Little Platte River on Maple Ridge Road
History: Built 1935, replaced 2013
Built: 1935
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.987500,-91.065000
Carries CTH C over Markley Hollow Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 49.5 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Markley Hollow Creek on CTH C
History: Built 1999
Built: 1999
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.748889,-90.621389
Carries Platte Road over Platte River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Platte River on Platte Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic; Satellite views appear that the bridge has been replaced recently
Location: 42.723056,-90.528338
Carries Stumpton Road over Little Platte River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 124.0 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over Little Platte River on Stumpton Road
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.819722,-90.481111
Carries Waterfall Road over Little Platte River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Little Platte River on Waterfall Road
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1966
Built: 1927
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.544570,-90.626440
Carries Eagle Point Road over BNRR
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 144.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.4 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over BNRR on Eagle Point Road
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Grant County
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111220
The east portal
That's the Mississippi River in the distance. This road carried US 151/US 61 to a bridge, now removed, that crossed the river at the dam. The highways were relocated in 1982, about two miles south. (See http://bridgehunter.com/ia/dubuque/604440/)
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111221
The west approach
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111222
South railing
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111223
North railing and deck
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111224
Railing detail
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111225
The north face
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111226
Pier cap
Note the vertical crack in the curb.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
111227
The south face
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 43.002220,-91.053840
Carries US 18 - STH 35 over Wisconsin River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: 7 span, riveted, Pennsylvania overhead truss with concrete decking. The bridge crossed main channel, sloughs and an island. Three short steel beam spans crossed the main channel, a tributary and the Milwaukee Road tracks.
Total Length: 3400.0 Feet
Span Length: 232.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 18 - STH 35 in Town of Wyalusing
History: Build 1931; Replaced 1989; Demolished 1990
Built: 1931
Location: Grant County
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119976
General Setting Looking South, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119977
Barrel View Looking South, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119978
Barrel View Looking North, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119979
General View Looking Southeast, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119980
General View Looking Southwest, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119981
Detail Of East Side, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119982
3/4 View Looking Southeast, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119983
Detail Of Pier, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119984
Deck Support System, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119985
Pier (Third From North End), Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119986
Detail Of Southeast Corner, Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119987
Detail Of Bracing (East Side), Main Channel Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119988
Barrel View Looking North, Slough Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
119989
3/4 View Looking Southeast, Slough Bridge
Photo taken by Mark R. Fay, April 1987, for HAER
498155
Bridgeport Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 43.197573,-90.443175
Carries State Highway 80 over Wisconsin River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Built in 1929 as a Bascule bridge since it crossed the Wisconsin River, part of the Fox-Wisconsin waterway. By this time, the Wisconsin River portion was essentially abandoned; it was probably seldom opened. The design seems to be identical to the Eureka WI and Kewaunee WI bascule bridges.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River on State Highway 80
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Grant County
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150459
Muscoda Bascule Bridge (lost)
From a postcard; the bridge spans the Wisconsin river. Because of the shifting channel of the sand-choked river, there was no guarantee the bascule span would be over the deepest water. The design similarity to the Eureka WI and Kewaunee WI bascule spans is apparent.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
261025
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
492901
Muscoda Bascule Bridge
moved from Comments section
Photo provided by Michael Cohen
509184
Muscoda Bascule Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic but signed for weight restrictions
Location: 42.714601,-90.992277
Carries Unnamed Alley over Unnamed Drainage Ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Unnamed Drainage Ditch on Unnamed Alley
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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234164
Overview Looking East
The alley runs parallel to Front Street, which in turn, is parallel to the Mississippi River. The stream carries spring thaw from the bluff to the river.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
234165
Barrel Shot Looking Southeast
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
234166
Northeast Face
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
234167
Barrel Shot Looking Northwest
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
234168
Oblique View Looking North
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
234169
Scratched Into Deck
It appears to be "1965" but the concrete looks newer, like about 1985,
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
234170
Truss Detail
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.151077,-90.715018
Carries US 61 over Wisconsin River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 150' Pratt through truss swing
One fixed Pratt through truss
Three Howe(?) covered through trusses
Total Length: 700.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on US 61
History: Built 1874; Replaced 1936
Built: 1874
Location: Grant County
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317876
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
289659
Wisconsin River railroad bridge
Boscobel WI
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
376539
Boscobel Bridge Circa 1911
Old Postcard View
376538
Boscobel Bridge Circa 1910
Old Postcard View
493025
Boscobel Covered Bridge
Photo from old postcard
493026
Boscobel Covered Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.133813,-90.701994
Carries Bluff Street over Saunders Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Saunders Creek on Bluff Street
History: Built 1913; replaced 1998
Built: 1913
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.088336,-90.823160
Carries Wisconsin & Southern Railroad over Wisconsin River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 3-78' Deck Girder
1-135' Deck Girder Swing Span (1895)
1-78' Deck Girder
1-51' Deck Girder
4 Span Pile Trestle
Total Length: 555.0 Feet
Span Length: 135.0 Feet
Overview: Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Wisconsin River on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
History: Built 1895; Approaches upgraded Ca. 1930
Built: 1895
Location: Grant County
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301855
WSOR - Wisconsin River Bridge (East Channel)
Wisconsin
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
395561
Southern Shore
Taken June 2017
Photo taken by Michael Tidrick
Status:
Location: 43.185646,-90.550520
Carries Grant County Highway C over Blue River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Blue River on Grant County Highway C
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.196556,-90.569528
Carries Cth T over Blue River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 172.9 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Blue River on Cth T
History: Built 2001
Built: 2001
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.199217,-90.571169
Carries Cth T over Wisconsin River 03
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 520.7 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Wisconsin River 03 on Cth T
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.815644,-90.965467
Carries Sth 133 over Rattlesnake Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 66.6 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Rattlesnake Creek on Sth 133
History: Built 1951; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1951
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.815821,-90.965233
Carries Rt 133 over Rattlesnake Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Rattlesnake Creek on Rt 133
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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438496
Circa 1908
Old Postcard View
Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 42.549238,-90.603732
Carries Private Drive over Menominee River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Menominee River on Private Drive
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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466471
Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2020
466472
Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.199300,-90.442516
Carries Wisconsin Avenue over Wisconsin River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss with pony girder swing
2 longer Pratt through trusses, 2 shorter through trusses, 1 pony plate girder swing span, + several approach spans
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss and swing pony girder bridge over Wisconsin River on Wisconsin Avenue
History: Replaced 1929
Built:
Location: Grant County
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495200
Muscoda Swing Bridge
1027 view
Photo from old postcard
509181
Muscoda Swing Bridge
view c1909
Photo from old postcard
509289
Muscoda Swing Bridge
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.137302,-90.704316
Carries Wisconsin & Southern Railroad over Sanders Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 97.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Sanders Creek on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
History: Built after 1951
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.204375,-90.571545
Carries CO Route T over Wisconsin River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Wisconsin River on CO Route T
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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511091
Blue River Toll Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.740525,-90.866617
Carries Camel Ridge Road over Grant River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grant River on Camel Ridge Road
History: Built 1898; Replaced 1977
Built: 1898
Location: Grant 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.
