Biking and Walking Virtually, Mississippi River, Part Three, Iowa & Wisconsin

An amusing way to track my miles. Scroll down to start. Entries read from bottom up. Part 3 of 10. [Main Trip page]

Note. River Miles (RM) count down to St. Louis.

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For my reference, currently:

Weeks: The Bridges And Structures Of The Mississippi River. Lansing to Clinton

RM \/ + Total /\ = 1341

things to look into: big lakes, small lakes, sloughs, pools

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Template, ignore this

Mon Jan to Sun Jan. IRL miles, walk. Virtually passed . RM . Total miles.

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Mon 15 Jan to Sun 21 Jan. IRL 11 miles, walk & bike. Virtually passed Lock & Dam #11 & Highway 61. RM 580. Total 761 miles.

Weeks: Lock & Dam #11

Weeks: Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge, US-61/US-151 Mississippi River Crossing At Dubuque. “This is the second largest arch bridge on the Mississippi River.”

USACE maps: UMR, charts 57 to 59.

Btween RM 581 and 580, crossed from Wisconsin to Illinois on the east bank.

Mon 8 Jan to Sun 14 Jan. IRL 10 miles, walk & bike. Virtually passed lots of water, islands, barriers, lights & so on.. RM 591. Total 750 miles.

USACE maps: UMR, charts 55 to 57.

Mon 1 Jan 2024 to Sun 7 Jan. IRL 20 miles, walk & bike. Virtually passed Lock & Dam 10. RM 601. Total 740 miles.

Went from St. Paul Engineer District to Rock Island Engineer District. US Army Corps of Engineers: Rock Island District Website. “The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers administers federal water resource programs in a 78,000 square-mile area encompassing the eastern two-thirds of Iowa, the northern half of Illinois and portions of southern Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the northeast corner of Missouri. This area includes 314 miles of the Mississippi River, 269 miles of the Illinois Waterway and their tributaries, and 197,000 acres of federal land.” with map. ibid: Locations

Weeks: Lock & Dam #10, Guttenberg, Iowa

USACE maps: UMR, charts 53 to 55.

“About two miles above Lock and Dam No. 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa, is Bussey Lake.” AtoZAnimals.com: 14 Lakes Connected to the Mississippi River.

Mon 25 Dec to Sun 31 Dec. IRL 7 miles, walk. Virtually passed Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. RM 621. Total 720 miles.

USACE maps: UMR, charts 51 to 52.

Mon 18 Dec to Sun 24 Dec. IRL 9 miles, walk. Virtually passed bridges. RM 628. Total 713 miles.

USACE maps: UMR, charts 49 to 51

Weeks: Twin Suspension Bridges, Historic US-18 Mississippi River Crossing At Prairie du Chien & Weeks: Marquette-Joliet Bridge, US-18 Mississippi River Crossing At Prairie du Chien, plus many others, all at P du C.

Entire river. Mississippi meanders. NASA, Earth Observatory: Meandering Mississippi River & NASA, Earth Observatory: Mississippi Meanders. Create Whimsy: Spotlight: Deb Berkebile, Art Quilter. Also in Fiber Art Now Fall 23

Mon 11 Dec to Sun 17 Dec. IRL 7 miles, walk. Virtually passed scenic river. RM 637. Total 704 miles.

USACE maps: UMR, charts 48 & 49

Mon 4 Dec to Sun 10 Dec. IRL 10 miles, walk. Virtually passed Lock & Dam 9. RM 644. Total 697 miles.

Weeks: Lock & Dam #9, Eastman, Wisconsin

USACE maps: UMR, charts charts 46 to 48

Mon 26 Nov to Sun 3 Dec. IRL 13 miles, walk & bike. Virtually passed Highway 84 bridge. RM 654. Total 687 miles.

Weeks: Black Hawk Bridge, IA-9/WI-82 Mississippi River Crossing At Lansing, Lansing, Iowa

USACE maps: UMR, charts 44 to 46.

Mon 20 Nov to Sun 26 Nov. IRL 6 miles, walk. Virtually passed lots of river. RM 667. Total 674 miles.

USACE maps: UMR, charts 43 & 44

Mon 13 Nov to Sun 19 Nov. IRL 15 miles, walk & bike. Virtually passed Lock & Dam 8 and Iowa border. RM 673. Total 668 miles.

Third state! Iowa to starboard.

Weeks: Lock & Dam #8, Genoa, Wisconsin

USACE maps: UMR, charts 40 to 43.

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