Property Record
STATE HIGHWAY 25
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Little Bear Creek Bridge |
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| Other Name: | Little Bear Creek Bridge (DNR) |
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| Reference Number: | 122172 |
| Location (Address): | STATE HIGHWAY 25 |
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| County: | Buffalo |
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| Township/Village: | Nelson |
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| Town: | 23 |
| Range: | 13 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 6 |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2001 |
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| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Concrete Beam |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Bridge #B-06-0299. June-August 2001- This concrete deck girder bridge displays a concrete deck, open steel girder construction supported on an arched pier and metal rails. The bridge is comprised of three 58-foot spans. The total length of the bridge is 178.5 feet and the deck width is 33.1 feet. The bridge crosses Little Bear Creek. Statement of Significance: Little Bear Creek was constructed in 1938. The bridge was painted in 1969 and 1970 and the rail was painted in 1981. A bituminous overlay was applied in 1985. A new deck was added and the railing was painted in 1992. This bridge is not part of the STH 25 reconstruction project. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WisDOT bridge files. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |