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PORTAGE CANAL NEAR CENTER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

PORTAGE CANAL NEAR CENTER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
PORTAGE CANAL NEAR CENTER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Bridge
Other Name:Soo Line Railroad Bridge
Contributing:
Reference Number:123800
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):PORTAGE CANAL NEAR CENTER ST
County:Columbia
City:Portage
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1937
Additions:
Survey Date:20022016
Historic Use:steel beam or plate girder bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:This was originally a steel girder bascule bridge before the lift mechanisms were removed.

2016 - Not resurveyed, lack of initial integrity. This was formerly a vertical lift bridge, but the tower was removed and the movable span was fixed in place after use of the Portage Canal ceased in the 1950s.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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