Black Hawk Bridge

43.365186 - 91.214758189Koordinaten: 43 ° 21 ' 54.7 "N, 91 ° 12' 53.1 " W

IA 9/ 82 WI

Mississippi River

The Black Hawk Bridge spans the Mississippi River and connects the city of Lansing in Allamakee County in Iowa with the largely agricultural Crawford County, Wisconsin. It is the northernmost bridge across the Mississippi River Iowa.

The bridge is by Black Hawk, a chief of the Sauk and Fox Indians, named. About the Black Hawk Bridge, also called " Lansing Bridge", leading the Iowa Highway 9 and Highway 82 Wisconsin

In 1929 was the start of construction for the riveted steel truss bridge, 1931 completion. It was designed by Melvin B. Stone, the steel parts were supplied by the McClintic - Marshall Company of Chicago, the steel came from the Inland Steel Company.

The bridge access in Wisconsin leads over swampy terrain with many side and backwaters of the river before the actual bridge is reached. The drive channel is located on the Iowa side. The driveway in Iowa takes place relatively abruptly from a city street in Lansing on a steep ramp to the bridge.

Originally built by the private Iowa Wisconisin Bridge Company bridge was closed from 1945 to 1957 due to damage caused by ice conditions. After that, the governments of Iowa and Wisconsin acquired the bridge and repaired them.

The bridge is available only to 39.9 %, but neither the state nor the Iowa State Wisconsin have been taken into consideration to renew the construction. The volume of traffic does not justify a new river crossing for economic reasons. But if the bridge would be demolished or closed, there would be a 101 km long gap between the nearest bridges.

The film shot in 1999 A true story shows a scene in which the actor Richard Farnsworth leaves with a lawn tractor over the bridge.