Property Record
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY OVER BURNHAM CANAL
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge |
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| Other Name: | Burnham Canal Bridge - Milwaukee Road Bridge B-4 |
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| Reference Number: | 106686 |
| Location (Address): | CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY OVER BURNHAM CANAL |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 20002020 |
| Historic Use: | moveable bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Swing Bridge |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | American Bridge Co. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| 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. 2001- "This counter-balanced swing bridge was built in 1907 by the American Bridge Company for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company. Constructed of steel, the 203-foot-long bridge replaced an earlier wooden swing bridge, which dated to 1872 and had a clear opening of 49 feet. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway wanted to replace the original bridge with one of similar dimensions; however, property owners in the area and the Merchants & Manufacturers Association successfully petitioned the Corps of Engineers to widen the canal, thus necessitating a larger bridge with a clear opening of 65 feet. The subject double-track bridge appears to be a variation of a Warren truss." - "Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee", WisDOT ID #1060-05-02, Prepared by Heritage Research (McQuillen) (2001). 2020 - The bridge rotates on a circular drum placed atop evenly spaced rollers, and is an example of a “bobtail” swing bridge, in which the bridge is not symmetrically centered over a swing pier, but instead has a longer end spanning the majority of the channel, and a shorter end anchored with a counterweight. A small operator’s shed, constructed of wooden frame with clapboard siding, is located along the north side of the bridge face. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborn Maps. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |