Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.530278,-90.769167
Carries WI 56 over Bishop Branch
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 197.2 Feet
Span Length: 96.1 Feet
Overview: Warren Pony truss with all verticals bridge over Bishop Branch on WI 56
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1940
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CTH Y over Branch Seas Branch
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 41.7 Feet
Span Length: 41.7 Feet
Overview: Truss bridge over Branch Seas Branch on CTH Y
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.657856,-91.089482
Carries CTH KK over Coon Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 103.4 Feet
Span Length: 100.7 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Coon Creek on CTH KK
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 43.444444,-90.764444
Carries US 14/WI 131 over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 479.4 Feet
Span Length: 130.6 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on US 14/WI 131 in Readstown, destroyed by flooding.
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1948, demolished and replaced between 2015 and 2018.
Built: 1931
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.621944,-90.629167
Carries CTH P over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 104.7 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Kickapoo River on CTH P
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Vernon County
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503137
Photo taken by Peter Johnson
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.688047,-90.767569
Carries McElhose Hollow Rd over Knapp Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Knapp Creek on McElhose Hollow Rd
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.709444,-90.668333
Carries Town Road over Lower Brush Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.7 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lower Brush Creek on Town Road
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.590278,-91.043333
Carries Upper Newton River over North Fork Bad Axe River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 83.3 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Fork Bad Axe River on Upper Newton River
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Removed
Location: 43.594805,-90.633059
Carries (Abandoned) STH 131 over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 136.0 Feet
Span Length: 136.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 in LaFarge
History: Built over St. Croix River 1912; Removed 1951; Relocated here 1953; Demolished 1986
Built: 1912
Location: Vernon County
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119510
Side View Of Bridge, Looking East
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119511
End View Of Bridge, Showing South Portal
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119512
General View Of Sway Bracing From Below
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119513
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point B
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119514
View Of Vertical Post And Diagonal Bracing
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119515
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point C
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119516
View Of Lower Chord Connection, Panel Point B
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119517
View Of Lower Chord Connection, Panel Point C
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119518
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point B And Sway Bracing
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119519
View Of Truss Seating Or Shoe, Panel Point A
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119520
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point D
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119524
View Of Hudson Toll Bridge [1913]
Bridge No. 18 was installed over the St. Croix River at Hudson, Wisconsin as a toll bridge. It was removed in 1951 when a free bridge opened about a mile downstream.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
119525
View Of Hudson Toll Bridge [1925]
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
119526
View Of Toll House On Hudson Toll Bridge [C. 1935]
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Removed
Location: 43.612850,-90.625900
Carries Abandoned STH 131 over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details:
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 145.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss over Kickapoo River on Abandoned STH 131 near LaFarge
History: Built 1905 on STH 29 in Menomonie; Dismantled 1951; Reassembled over Kickapoo River 1953; Demolished 1986
Built: 1905
Location: Vernon County
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119527
Side View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119528
End View Of Bridge, Showing South Portal
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119529
View Showing Sway Bracing And Portal Bracing
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119530
Detail View Of Sway Bracing
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119531
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point C
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119532
View Of Lower Chord Connection, Panel Point C
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119533
View Of Lower Chord Connection, Panel Point B
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119534
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point D
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119535
View Of Vertical Post And Diagonal Bracing
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119536
View Of Upper Chord Connection, Panel Point B
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
119537
View Of Truss Seating, Or Shoe, Panel Point A
Photo taken by Lyle Nicklay, June 1984, for HAER
Status: Filled in
Location: 43.551725,-90.663508
Carries Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Tunnel on Railroad
History: Built 1897; Abandoned in 1938; Filled in ca. 1982
Built: 1897
Location: Vernon County
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269108
Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society
486242
Courtesy of the La Crosse Tribune
486243
Courtesy of the Vernon County Censor
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.647569,-91.220398
Carries BNSF Railway over Coon Creek
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 398.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Coon Creek on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1910, Replaced 2015
Built: 1910
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.606912,-91.221939
Carries BNSF Railway over Spring Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Spring Creek on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Vernon County
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374119
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374118
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374117
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374116
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
Spans
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374115
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374114
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374113
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
North End
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374112
BNSF Spring Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.576856,-91.228205
Carries BNSF Railway over Genoa Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 151.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Genoa Creek on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Vernon County
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374127
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374126
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374125
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374124
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374123
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374122
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
North End
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374121
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
Center Spans
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374120
BNSF Genoa Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Concrete Spans Lined Up to Replace Structure
Location: 43.521272,-91.219321
Carries BNSF Railway over Bad Axe River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 530.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Bad Axe River on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913
Location: Vernon County
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374145
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
South Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374144
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374143
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374142
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374141
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
South Approach Spans
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374140
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374139
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374138
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374137
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374136
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
North Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374135
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374134
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Beneath Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374133
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Missing Plate
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374132
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
North Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374131
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374130
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374129
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
374128
BNSF Bad Axe River Bridge
South Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1976
Location: 43.587500,-90.640550
Carries Seeleysburg Road over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on Seeleysburg Road
History:
Built:
Location: Vernon County
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394098
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.505989,-90.673989
Carries Sth 131-Commercial over Kickapoo River
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 140.8 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Kickapoo River on Sth 131-Commercial
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982
Location: Vernon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.505990,-90.673778
Carries Commercial Street over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on Commercial Street
History:
Built:
Location: Vernon County
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434958
Circa 1917
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1976
Location: 43.574030,-90.644130
Carries WI 82 over Kickapoo River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (3)6-panel, riveted Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kickapoo River on WI 82
History:
Built:
Location: Vernon County
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453588
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
The La Crosse Tribune: September 11 1975
453589
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
1 of 3
The La Crosse Tribune: September 11 1975
453590
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
2 of 3
The La Crosse Tribune: September 11 1975
453591
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
3 of 3
The La Crosse Tribune: September 11 1975
453592
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
...and Two days later the bridge is determined to be Safe...
Fond Du Lac Reporter: September 9 1975
453593
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
The La Crosse Tribune: March 21 1976
453594
WI 82 - Kickapoo River Bridge
Replacement Bridge
Wisconsin State Journal: October 9 1976
Status:
Location: 43.678862,-90.794557
Carries unknown road over West Fork Kickapoo River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 9-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over West Fork Kickapoo River on unknown road
History:
Built:
Location: Vernon 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.
