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Here's where it was

Looking east. Beaver Dam Road is a farm road that crossed the river here, continued east for several hundred feet, then angled north. (You can see extant pavement in the distance.) The road was cut by the upgrade of US 41 to freeway status, relegating this section of road, and this bridge, superfluous.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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Looking west from Beaver Dam Road

The bridge was located about 500 feet to the east. The old right-of-way was freshly mowed. The yellow sign on the right indicates that the right-of-way is for foot traffic only.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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The alignment now

The old alignment can be seen on the right side of the photo. The intersection to the upper left, across US 41, was where the road used to go.

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The non-automatic crossing is quite busy

Use caution in this area!

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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View Of Bridge, Looking West

Photo taken by Martin Stupich, July 8, 1987, for HAER

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Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Southwest

Photo taken by Martin Stupich, July 8, 1987, for HAER

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Overview
Lost Bedstead pony truss bridge over Rock River on Beaver Dam Road in Town of Addison
Location
Town of Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin
Status
Removed
History
Built 1896; Bridge extant 1996; Removed, date uknown;
Design
Metal, pinned, bedstead pony truss, virtually identical to the Riveredge Park Bridge in Allenton, about 3 miles south of this location. Although the maker of this bridge is officially unknown, it appears to have been built by Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 14 ft.
Total length: 40 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.45425, -88.36720   (decimal degrees)
43°27'15" N, 88°22'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/389385/4812168 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Allenton
Inventory number
BH 37243 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Pratt pony truss (535)
Pratt truss (1,666)
Span length under 25 feet (2,834)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,495)
Town of Addison, Wisconsin (2)
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Washington County, Wisconsin (9)
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