Property Record
MILL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Canal Bridge |
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| Other Name: | Mill Street Bridge |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 52384 |
| Location (Address): | MILL ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Little Chute |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | moveable bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Bascule |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | STRAUSS ENGINEERING CORP. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Little Chute Locks and Canal Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/7/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/10/1992 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Waterway Resources of the Lower Fox River |
| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. PHOTO CODE: FCS 5/27. ORIENTED ON A NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST AXIS, THE MILL STREET BRIDGE IS A SINGLE LEAF BASCULE BRIDGE THAT SPANS THE CANAL AT THE LITTLE CHUTE GUARD LOCK. IT RESTS ON CONCRETE ABUTMENTS AND IS ANCHORED ON THE SOUTHWEST CANAL EMBANKMENT. A WOODEN DECK IS CARRIED BY "I" BEAM STRINGERS. THE SOUTHERN RAILING IS SOMEWHAT DECORATIVE. BUILT AROUND A "PIPE LIKE" FRAME, EACH OF THE THREE LONG PANELS CONTAINS DECORATIVE IRONWORK. THE NORTH RAILING, HOWEVER, IS SOLID STEEL -- MADE OUT OF THE SAME TYPE OF MATERIAL USED FOR GIRDER/RAILROAD BRIDGES. THE MOST UNIQUE FEATURE ON THIS STRUCTURE IS THE COUNTERWEIGHT THAT SETS ATOP A TOWER WHICH RISES FROM THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE BRIGE. THE TOWER APPEARS TO BE GENERALLY FABRICATED FROM CHANNELS CONNECTED WITH ANGLES ARRANGED IN LATTICE WORK FASHION. THE COUNTERWEIGHT ITSELF IS POURED CONCRETE. ANOTHER RELATED BUILDING IS THE GUARD LOCK. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION VERIFIED IN A 21 NOVEMBER 1991 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH JEFF ELRICK, LITTLE CHUTE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. B. 1928 DATE OF CONSTRUCTION - BRIDGE PLATE INSCRIPTION. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |