Property Record
CEDAR CREEK
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | MILWAUKEE NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY BRIDGE |
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Other Name: | INTERURBAN BRIDGE |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 13284 |
Location (Address): | CEDAR CREEK |
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County: | Ozaukee |
City: | Cedarburg |
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Year Built: | 1907 |
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Survey Date: | 19762018 |
Historic Use: | overhead truss bridge |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
Structural System: | Pratt Truss |
Wall Material: | Metal |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Washington Avenue Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Washington Avenue Historic District) 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. SERVED THE MILWAUKEE NORTHERN INTERURBAN "RAPID TRANSIT" LINE. We Energies inventory structure #1309 "Now part of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail, this riveted iron bridge once served the Milwaukee Northern interurban rapid transit line that connected Milwaukee with Sheboygan. A convenient carrier for 41 years, the line ceased operations in 1948. The bridge was restored in 1998 and is now part of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail." A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg |
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Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). CEDARBURG OZAUKEE COUNTY NEWS GRAPHIC 8/15/1996. CEDARBURG OZAUKEE COUNTY NEWS GRAPHIC 5/19/1996. A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |