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W Br Wolf River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.935278,-88.670278

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Carries Lrd Irr (W Branch over W Br Wolf River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over W Br Wolf River on Lrd Irr (W Branch
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1957
Built: 1930

Location: Menominee County

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Wolf River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.936389,-88.653333

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Carries Lrd Irr (Town Rd) over Wolf River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Wolf River on Lrd Irr (Town Rd)
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1957

Location: Menominee County

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Keshena Power Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.892222,-88.651389

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Carries Irr Bia Rte 9 over Keshena Power Canal
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Keshena Power Canal on Irr Bia Rte 9
History: Built 1996
Built: 1996

Location: Menominee County

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Keshena Falls Bridge

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Location: 44.893025,-88.652438

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Carries over Wolf River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: UECB
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Wolf River
History:
Built:

Location: Menominee County

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178469

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Looking north

Plug-ugly bridge, but what a setting!

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

178470

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Looking downstream from the bridge.

The waterfall is cascading over a ledge of 1.4 billion year old Wolf River Batholith granite.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

178471

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Looking southwest

The lovely pink granite is well exposed here.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

178472

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Significance

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

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Keshena Suspension Footbridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 44.886792,-88.654455

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Carries unnamed footpath over Wolf River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Suspension bridge, steel I-beam towers with wooden footpath suspended from steel cables.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Wolf River on unnamed footpath
History:
Built:

Location: Menominee County

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178767

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Looking downstream from the Hwy. 47 bridge

the log "trusswork" is the bridge railing.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

178768

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East tower, looking west

Note that the bridge has been blocked off.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

178769

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Wooden footpath

Since it has been blocked off for years, I decided not to check the wooden footpath for dry rot.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson

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Keshena Falls Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.892710,-88.652565

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Carries road. over
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss.
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge on road.
History:
Built:

Location: Menominee County

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415395

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Keshena Falls

A look at the foundation and abutments.

Photo coutesy of the Neenah Historical Society.

415396

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Keshena Falls 2

From the Edna (Stilp) Stiren photo album circa 1919.

Photo courtesy of the Neenah Historical Society.

415397

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Keshena Falls 3

Wolf River at Keshena circa 1919.

Photo courtesy of the Neenah Historical Society.

415398

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Keshena Falls 4

Tipler and Bishop family photograph. At Keshena Falls on July 24, 1927.

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495118

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Keshena Falls Bridge (Old)

Photo from old postcard


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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