Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mississippi River US 61 Bridge

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US 151 / US 61 Mississippi River Bridge

This bridge carries US 151/US 61 across the Mississippi River between Grant County, Wisconsin and Dubuque, Iowa.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Descending Into the Mississippi Valley from Wisconsin

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The east portal

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Crossing the Mississippi into Iowa

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The North Side

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The north side with approaches

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Underneath the Iowa approach

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The west portal

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Crossing the Mississippi into Wisconsin

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Vicinity map

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Overview: Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 61 and US 151
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1982
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 670.3 ft.
Total length: 2,950.9 ft.
Deck width: 69.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.51571, -90.63891 (decimal degrees)
42°30'57" N, 90°38'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/693957/4709739 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Dubuque North
Inventory numbers: IA 604440 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13432 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 19,200