Property Record
17th Street over the E Twin River
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | 17th Street Bridge |
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| Reference Number: | 158181 |
| Location (Address): | 17th Street over the E Twin River |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Two Rivers |
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| Year Built: | 1949 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | moveable bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Bascule |
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| Architect: | Hazelet & Erdahl |
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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. The 17th Street Bridge is a double-leaf bascule-type structure that was constructed in 1949 by the McMullen & Pitz Construction Company of Manitowoc and designed by Hazelet & Erdal, an engineering company in Chicago working as consulting engineers. The local engineering company assigned to the project was the Fenner-Brey Engineering Company of Manitowoc. The bridge was a replacement for an old 1890s swing span truss bridge and the original abutments and approach retaining walls were incorporated into the 1949 bridge. The bridge has six spans; two fixed west approach spans, one moveable span, and three fixed east approach spans. There is a 28 foot roadway with one lane of traffic in each direction and a six foot elevated sidewalk along each side. Originally the bascule lifts were manually operated by hand cranks and a chain drive. In 1978, electric motors, an electrical control system, and traffic control devices were added, along with a control house. The control house sits on the south end of the west bascule pier. The engineering firm of Hazelet and Erdal were the consulting engineers on this project. Hazelet and Erdal formed their engineering firm in 1936 as a successor to the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |