Bridge Repair Project at Prairie du Chien To Be Completed Soon

Construction soon will conclude on one section of a multi-bridge repair project that spans the Mississippi River, with remaining work expected to be completed before winter. A concrete overlay replacement on the Marquette-Joliet Bridge, which connects Marquette and Prairie du Chien on Highway 18 should be finished by August 1st. The project began in March 2020 with the bridge over the east channel, in which the project leader of Jewell Associates, Ralph Liegel, says was completed in June 2020. Work then began on the Marquette-Joliet Bridge over the main channel, but it could not be completed before winter of 2020. The final paving on the bridge will be completed this week, with cleanup, surface treatment and lane markings to follow.