The La Crosse West Channel Bridge is a
plate girder bridge
A plate girder bridge is a bridge supported by two or more plate girders.
Overview
In a plate girder bridge, the plate girders are typically I-beams made up from separate structural steel plates (rather than rolled as a single cross-section), w ...
that spans the west channel of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
between Barron Island in Wisconsin, and
La Crescent, MN
La Crescent ( ) is a city in Houston County, Minnesota, Houston and Winona County, Minnesota, Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
La Crescent is located in the ...
.
Together with the
Mississippi River Bridge it forms a connection between La Crescent and downtown
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 202 ...
.
The Mississippi River Bridge carries U.S. Routes
14 and
61, and forms the eastern terminus of
MN-16 and the western terminus of
WI 16.
Photo gallery
File:LaCrosse_West_Bridge.jpg, La Crosse West Channel Bridge from the road
See also
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River, Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinoi ...
References
Road bridges in Minnesota
Bridges over the Mississippi River
Road bridges in Wisconsin
U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 61
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Plate girder bridges in the United States
Buildings and structures in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Buildings and structures in Houston County, Minnesota
Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
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