VIADUCT RD OVER WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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VIADUCT RD OVER WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RR

Architecture and History Inventory
VIADUCT RD OVER WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Viaduct Road Bridge (P-13-127)
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:5056
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):VIADUCT RD OVER WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RR
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Dane
Unincorporated Community:
Town:9
Range:8
Direction:E
Section:11
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1881
Additions: 1896
Survey Date:19792020
Historic Use:stone arch bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cut Stone
Architect: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:DECORATIVE ARCH W/ KEYSTONE

April 2020: The Viaduct Road Bridge (P-13-127) was constructed in 1896 by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad to carry the railroad tracks over Viaduct Road. This one-span, spandrel arch bridge is of coursed stone block construction and features contrasting ringstones with an accentuated keystone. A stone above the keystone on the west face of the bridge is inscribed with the year “1896.” A similarly placed stone on the east face of the bridge is inscribed with the year 1881, suggesting that the bridge was originally built in 1881 and was partly reconstructed along the west face in 1896. The Viaduct Road Bridge measures 48 feet wide at the deck and spans 24 feet. Stepped wingwalls of coursed stone construction project on each side.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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