Property Record
COUNTY HIGHWAY S AS IT CROSSES THE CHIPPEWA RIVER
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LAKE WISSOTA BRIDGE |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 3040 |
| Location (Address): | COUNTY HIGHWAY S AS IT CROSSES THE CHIPPEWA RIVER |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Eagle Point |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 29 |
| Range: | 8 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 22 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1978 |
| Historic Use: | overhead truss bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Parker Truss |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | TOLEDO BRIDGE AND CRANE CO. |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 1986 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 4 SPANS, 185' EA. HAER #WI-12. ON BRIDGE COMM. LIST. Demolished in 1986. The four-span Lake Wissota Bridge, built in 1916, was the oldest of the seventeen Parker overhead trusses with riveted connections and built-up members identified in a 1982 survey. Of these Parker trusses, the Lake Wissota Bridge was the only one with roller-nest expansion bearings. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |