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P2150 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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P2150 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y

Architecture and History Inventory
P2150 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Eau Claire Dells Bridge
Other Name:Dells of the Eau Claire County Park Bridge
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:221047
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):P2150 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y
County:Marathon
City:
Township/Village:Plover
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1927
Additions:
Survey Date:2012
Historic Use:bridge
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:Reinforced Concrete
Wall Material:Fieldstone
Architect: G.H. Kirsh, Wisconsin State Highway Commission
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Dells of the Eau Claire County Park
National Register Listing Date:7/5/2016
State Register Listing Date:11/20/2015
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Reinforced concrete, filled spandrel arch bridge. Single span, three centered arch employs a rubble stone veneer to accent rustic setting and to "preserve the original setting." Abutments, pilasters, and spandrel walls were set in random fasion to imitate a rubble masonry type of construction. The stone coursing is continued on the interior posts and railings of the roadway able. A protruded 10-inc-wide ashlar stone line on the exterior of the bridge identifies the road level. A cement top rail caps the structure and a small plaque located on the interior of the railing identifies W. H. Fischer and Sons (Antigo) as the general contractor for the project. The bridge was designed in the offices of the Wisconsin Highway Commission, and the original plans identify G.H. Kirsh as the bridge engineer.
Bibliographic References:Eau Claire Dells Bridge Historic American Engineering Record (HAER WI-30). Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin-Stone and Concrete Arch Bridges
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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