HLCX 3880 and HLCX 1037  Contributor's Pick!       
A FV&LS (or FOXY) train crosses the Fox River Navigation Canal via the former CN, historically C&NW, swing bridge in 'The Flats' at Appleton, WI, on 22 Mar. ‘22. I haven't noticed a builder's plate, but according to bridgehunter.com, the Warren through truss swing bridge was built in 1908. However, a recent contributor to that site believes it was built after 1919. A photograph caption in the Post-Crescent on 29 May 1974 states that the bridge was "nearly 50 years old." Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some other variation. For all of my life, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton has been simply ‘The Flats.’ However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was referred to as 'The Water Power.'
Date: 3/22/2022 Location: Appleton, WI Views: 185 Collection Of:   T. P. Bruss
Author:  T. P. Bruss
HLCX 3880 and HLCX 1037
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Northeast WI, Spring 2022
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