Canadian Pacific Mississippi River crossing
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The Canadian Pacific Railway crosses the Mississippi River on a series of bridges that were part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a route which opened on November 27, 1876.
This crossing of the Mississippi actually consists of four separate bridges. From the west, these are the Main Channel bridge (with a swing span), the East Channel, French Slough, and Black River channel
(with a drawbridge).
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Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train, which stops in La Crosse, crosses the Mississippi River daily on this bridge as it travels between Chicago and the west coast. The Empire Builder also crosses the river at Hastings and Little Falls.
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Railroad bridges were built at 56 locations to cross the Mississippi River,
and 36 of these crossings are still in use by freight railroads.
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This crossing of the Mississippi actually consists of four separate bridges. From the west, these are the Main Channel bridge (with a swing span), the East Channel, French Slough, and Black River channel
(with a drawbridge).
www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesA/umissAR01.ht...
www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesA/umissAR05.ht...
www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesA/umissAR06.ht...
www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesA/umissAR07.ht...
Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train, which stops in La Crosse, crosses the Mississippi River daily on this bridge as it travels between Chicago and the west coast. The Empire Builder also crosses the river at Hastings and Little Falls.
www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am...
Railroad bridges were built at 56 locations to cross the Mississippi River,
and 36 of these crossings are still in use by freight railroads.
www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/535712/ShowPost.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crosse_Rail_Bridge
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°50'1"N 91°16'27"W
- La Crosse, WI, Amtrak Station 2.1 km
- Grand Crossing 3.7 km
- Winona, MN, Amtrak Station 38 km
- C&NW Railroad Bridge 39 km
- CMSP&P Tunnel 58 km
- former C&NW Tunnel 59 km
- CMSP&P Tunnel 1 59 km
- Former CMSP&P Pontoon Bridge 90 km
- Railway bridge 124 km
- Red Wing Amtrak Station 130 km
- Pettibone park 2.2 km
- Blue Lake 2.2 km
- Downtown 2.9 km
- University of Wisconsin - La Crosse 4 km
- Forest Hills Golf 5.4 km
- Goose Island 12 km
- Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin 14 km
- Bergen Bluffs State Natural Area 24 km
- Freeburg, Minnesota 26 km
- Genoa, Wisconsin 30 km