River Junction
River Junction is an unincorporated community in Houston County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located immediately north of the city of La Crescent on the west bank of the Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota
- Also known as: “River Junction, Minnesota” and “River Junction, MN”
Places of Interest
Highlights include French Island Generating Plant and La Crosse West Channel Bridge.
French Island Generating Plant
Power station
French Island Generating Plant is a waste fired electrical power station located on French Island in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Unit 1 and 2 are boiler / steam turbine units originally constructed in the 1940s operating on coal. French Island Generating Plant is situated 2 miles southeast of River Junction.
La Crosse West Channel Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Runner1928, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The La Crosse West Channel Bridge is a plate girder bridge that spans the west channel of the Mississippi River between Barron Island in Wisconsin, and La Crescent, MN. La Crosse West Channel Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of River Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Crescent and French Island.
La Crescent
Town
Photo: Slyfry91, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Crescent is a city in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census. La Crescent is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona County.
French Island
Hamlet
French Island is a census-designated place in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,207 at the 2010 census. It lies on an island of the same name, though they are not coextensive; a portion of the island is part of the city of La Crosse. French Island is situated 2 miles northeast of River Junction.
La Crosse
La Crosse is a city in the Coulee Region of Southwest Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. It is the county seat of La Crosse County. It's nestled between the river and picturesque bluffs that rise behind it.
River Junction
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: City of La Crescent, Houston, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.84608° or 43° 50′ 46″ northLongitude
-91.29736° or 91° 17′ 51″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
86MCRPW3+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 151958385OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“River Junction” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里弗章克申”
- French: “River Junction”
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