Abstract Also known as the “Citizens Bridge Committee” and the “La Crosse Bridge Dedication Committee,” the La Crosse Bridge Association (La Crosse, Wis.) sought to promote the construction of a new trans-channel Mississippi River Bridge and arrange for its public dedication. This group came into existence shortly after a sudden traffic accident caused the failure of the municipal wagon bridge (built in 1891).The collection consists of records of the La Crosse Bridge Association from 1935...

Abstract Directed by the Board of Public Works, the bridge engineer was responsible for operating the drawbridge/swinging span mechanism on the municipal Mississippi River wagon bridge. This bridge was in use from 1891-1939 and was built and maintained by the City of La Crosse (Wis.).These records date from 1901-1939 and list river traffic, mainly steamboats and barges, that required the swinging span to be opened. Information included in these records are the name of and the time the...

Abstract Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Bridges to the Common Council, 1857-1932. The materials are arranged by bridge location; therein, chronologically. There isn’t any further indexing to this collection at this time other than what the City Clerk has on index cards.The reports are mostly requests for new or improvements to existing bridges. Bridges best represented in this series are the main and west channel bridges across the Mississippi River, including the ice or...

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, District 5 Mississippi River Bridge "Coulee Crossing" Project Images, 2003-2004 collection contains two CD-R discs containing images of the Casst Street Mississippi River bridge project in 2003-2004.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation District 5, Mississippi River Bridge Project Images, 2003-2004 collection contains 6 700MB CD-R discs which contain scanned photos of the Cameron Ave East-bound Mississippi River Bridge construction in 2003-2004.