Mississippi River Bridge (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Mississippi River Bridge La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Carries | 4 lanes of U.S. Route 14/U.S. Route 61/WI 16 |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | La Crosse, Wisconsin and La Crescent, Minnesota |
Other name(s) | Cass Street Bridge and Cameron Avenue Bridge The Big Blue Bridges |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilever bridge (Cass Street) Tied arch bridge (Cameron Avenue) |
Total length | 2,532 feet (772 m) (Cass Street) 2,573 feet (784 m) (Cameron Avenue) |
Width | 30 feet (9 m) (Cass Street) 50 feet (15 m) (Cameron Avenue) |
Longest span | 475 feet (145 m) (Cameron Avenue) |
Clearance below | 67 feet (20 m) (Cass Street) 68 feet (21 m) (Cameron Avenue) |
History | |
Opened | July 1940 (Cass Street) November 17, 2004 (Cameron Avenue)[1] |
The Mississippi River Bridge is a combination of two individual bridges which are also known as the Cass Street bridge and the Cameron Avenue bridge, as well as the Big Blue Bridges. They connect downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin to Barron Island, crossing the east channel of the Mississippi River. Another bridge, the La Crosse West Channel Bridge connects Barron Island to La Crescent, Minnesota. The Mississippi River Bridge carries U.S. Routes 14 and 61 with WI 16 and MN 16. There is another bridge about four miles upstream in the area, the I-90 Mississippi River Bridge that connects North La Crosse, French Island, and Dresbach, Minnesota.
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See also
References
External links
- Mississippi River Bridge Article
- New Mississippi River bridge named "Top Project" - Describing the newer, Cameron Avenue bridge.
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