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Dresbach ( DRESS-bahk) is an unincorporated community in Dresbach Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located on the west side of the Mississippi River along Interstate 90 between Winona and La Crosse. U.S. Highways 61 and 14 are briefly co-signed with Interstate 90 at this point. Dresbach is located along the Mississippi River. Nearby places include Winona, Dakota, Nodine, La Crescent, La Crosse, Onalaska, and Great River Bluffs State Park. Local businesses include the Dresbach travel information center, and Lock and Dam No. 7 on the Mississippi River.

Dresbach Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census.

The Midway Site (47LC19) is a prehistoric Upper Mississippian Oneota site in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It is located about 10 miles north of LaCrosse near the juncture of the Black and Mississippi Rivers.

Great River Bluffs State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River southeast of Winona. Originally known as O. L. Kipp State Park, it was renamed in the late 1990s to describe better its resources. The park preserves steep-sided bluffs rising 500 feet (150 m) above the river and the narrow valleys between them, which support rare and fragile plant communities. Two of the bluffs have received further protection under the Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas program, which are known as King's and Queen's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area.

Brice Prairie is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2010 census. Brice Prairie is located in the Town of Onalaska.

New Hartford Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 890 at the 2010 census. Its town hall is located in the unincorporated community of Nodine.

Donehower is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located southeast of Winona along Highways 61 and 14, near the junction with Winona County Road 3. Richmond Creek flows through the community, with the Mississippi River located nearby. Nearby places include Winona, Lamoille, Dakota, Dresbach, Nodine, and La Crescent. Great River Bluffs State Park and Interstate 90 are also nearby.

Lock and Dam No. 7 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River at river mile 702.5 near the cities of La Crescent, Minnesota and Onalaska, Wisconsin. It forms pool 7 and Lake Onalaska. The facility was constructed in the mid-1930s and placed in operation on April, 1937. It underwent major rehabilitation from 1989 through 2002. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division. The lock and dam system consists of a concrete structure 940 feet (286.5 m) long with five roller gates and 11 tainter gates, a segment of earth embankment 8,100 feet (2,468.9 m) long from the dam to French Island separated by a concrete spillway 1,000 feet (304.8 m) long, and another embankment 2,400 feet (731.5 m) long from French Island to Onalaska which has a concrete spillway 670 feet (204.2 m) long. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. The lock and dam is one of the most visited because of its proximity to Interstate 90, and is clearly visible to travelers crossing the I-90 Mississippi River Bridge.

Lake Onalaska is a reservoir located on the Black River and Mississippi River between Wisconsin, and Minnesota. It is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) across, and is the widest point on the Mississippi River. Located in La Crosse County in the state of Wisconsin, its latitude and longitude are 43°52′01″N 091°18′26″W. The lake is 7,688 acres (31.11 km2) and is shored by the city from which its name came from: Onalaska, Wisconsin. It sits at an altitude of 633 feet (193 m) and is 43 feet (13 m) deep at its deepest.

Nodine is an unincorporated community in New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Winona County Road 12 and the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive, one mile south of Interstate 90. County Roads 5 and 16 are also in the immediate area. Nearby places include Winona, Dakota, Dresbach, Donehower, Ridgeway, Pine Creek, and La Crescent. Nodine is located within the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, and the driftless area of southeast Minnesota. Great River Bluffs State Park is nearby. The Nodine Culvert Man, a business attraction for Nodine Culvert Company, stands in the community, approximately 30 feet tall. Nodine, Minnesota.jpg

Pine Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The community is located along Houston County Road 6 near its junction with Creamery Road. Pine Creek flows through the community. Nearby places include La Crescent, Dresbach, Dakota, Nodine, Pleasant Hill Township, and Mound Prairie Township. Pine Creek is located within La Crescent Township in Houston County; and also located within New Hartford Township in Winona County. The community is located in section 2 of La Crescent Township, and also located in section 35 of New Hartford Township. The community is located within ZIP code 55947, based in La Crescent.

The I-90 Mississippi River Bridge, or the Dresbach Bridge, consists of a pair of parallel bridges that traverse the Mississippi River, connecting the La Crosse, Wisconsin area to Dresbach in rural Winona County, Minnesota. The current bridge was fully opened to traffic in October 2016, replacing a previous 1967 plate girder bridge. It is part of the Interstate 90 route. There is another automobile crossing a few miles south of this bridge; the Mississippi River Bridge, a combination of two bridges, and the La Crosse West Channel Bridge, connecting La Crescent, Minnesota and La Crosse, Wisconsin. The bridge consists of a pair of parallel, concrete box girder structures over the main river channel and precast concrete girder structures over the back channels. The bridges were completed with a cost of $185.5 million, and have the following specifications: 100-year design life Length: 2,593 feet (790 m) Width: varies between 45 and 66 feet (14 and 20 m) Two 12-foot (3.7 m) lanes each direction Eastbound acceleration lane 12-foot (3.7 m) outside shoulders 6-foot (1.8 m) inside shouldersThe bridge connects to a redesigned I-90/US 14/US 61 interchange, and provides access to the Dresbach Rest Area/MN Welcome Center and boat launches from westbound I-90. The westbound I-90 to southbound US 14/US 61 interchange has a fly-under ramp allowing continuous movement with no competing traffic.