La Crosse Rail Bridge

La Crosse Rail Bridge

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= La Crosse-La Crescent Canadian Pacific Railway, Main Channel Bridge


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official_name=
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carries= One track of Canadian Pacific Railway, shared with Amtrak
crosses= Mississippi River
locale= La Crosse, Wisconsin
maint= Canadian Pacific Railway
id= L4-B
design= Swing bridge
mainspan=
length= convert|1042|ft|m|0
width= convert|20|ft|m|0
clearance=
below= convert|21.9|ft|m|0
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open= 1876
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coordinates= coord|43|49|56.7|N|91|15|31.9|W|region:US_type:landmark

La Crosse Rail Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the Mississippi River between La Crescent, Minnesota and La Crosse, Wisconsin.

This bridge was one of the first 15 bridges across the Mississippi River. It was designed and built in 1876 by Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. The swing span has a humpback truss, while the two adjoining spans are flat-top fixed through trusses. Amtrak's Empire Builder crosses this bridge.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

* cite book
last = Costello
first = Mary Charlotte
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 2002
title = Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota
publisher = Adventure Publications
location = Cambridge, MN
id = ISBN 0-9644518-2-4

External links

* [http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/lacrosse/Bridge/text.html Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting a Report Locating a Bridge Across the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisconsin]

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place = Mississippi River
bridge = La Crosse Rail Bridge
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upstream = I-90 Mississippi River Bridge
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La Crosse West Channel Bridge


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