Property Record
CTH M at CTH T over Fleming Creek
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fleming Creek Bridge B-32-0548 |
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| Other Name: | Bridge No. 82 |
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| Reference Number: | 130295 |
| Location (Address): | CTH M at CTH T over Fleming Creek |
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| County: | La Crosse |
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| Township/Village: | Farmington |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 6 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 18 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1939 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20022024 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
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| Structural System: | Warren Truss |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
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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. 2024: The bridge is oriented on a northwest/southeast axis and features a steel Warren pony thru truss. The bridge supports two-way traffic and carries CTH M over Fleming Creek, between the unincorporated communities of Stevenstown and Mindoro, within a rural area. Construction of the bridge was completed in 1939. The bridge is a 131-foot-long steel, riveted, Warren pony truss. The bridge has a 21-foot-wide bituminous, cast-in-place, concrete deck. The 8-inch deck slab rests on six I-beam stringers supported by concrete abutments. The stringers are intersected by six floor beams riveted to the bottom chord. The top and bottom chords are rolled steel I-beams. Vertical, diagonal, and lateral members and inclined end posts are riveted to the top and bottom chords with gusset plates. Each truss is 12 feet tall and consists of 4 panels with vertical and diagonal members. The almost-equilateral sections have verticals in compression and diagonals in tension, typifying the Warren design. The verticals, diagonals, and bracing members are rolled steel I-beams. The bridge’s south abutment has rocker expansion bearings and the north abutment has fixed shoe bearings. There are two horizontal steel railings riveted in place by steel bent plates and horizontally curved at the ends. On either side of the deck are concrete curbs and three drainage openings along the roadway. Since its construction, the bridge has received regular maintenance, including painting, a concrete overlay in 1986, and a bituminous overlay in 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |