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General View Looking Southwest

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General View Looking North Northeast

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General View Of Bridge And Setting From Southwest

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General View Looking Across Bridge Prom South

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General View Looking West Northwest

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Detail View Of South End Looking North Across Bridge

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Detail Of Northeast Corner Support Looking West Southwest

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Detail Of Underside Of Bridge At North End

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Detail Of Upper Structure And Manufacturer's Nameplate At South End Of Bridge

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Detail View Of Northeast Corner Looking South, Base Of Bridge

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Detail View Of Northwest Corner Of Bridge Frame, Looking Northwest

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Detail Of Bottom Chord Hip Vertical Connection, Northeast Corner

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Detail Of Bottom Chord Connection

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Detail Of Top Chord Connection

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Detail Of Bridge Seat

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Facts

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Dam River on Sock Road in Town of Lowell
Location: Town of Lowell, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Status: Demolished 1980, replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1893; Demolished 1980
Builder: - E. Kunert Manufacturing Co.
Design: Pratt through truss
Removed from NRHP List on March 4, 1982.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 82.5 ft.
Total length: 90 ft.
Deck width: 16.9 ft.
Also called: Westphal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.35200, -88.83320 (decimal degrees)
43°21'07" N, 88°49'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/351433/4801536 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Reeseville
Inventory number: BH 37007 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 8, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated NRHP Listing
August 2, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
July 31, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-2 - Sock Road Bridge, Spanning Beaver Dam River, Lowell, Dodge County, WI

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