Property Record
MENOMINEE RIVER
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | RAILROAD BRIDGE |
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| Other Name: | KOSS BRIDGE |
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| Reference Number: | 22675 |
| Location (Address): | MENOMINEE RIVER |
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| County: | Marinette |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Wagner |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 34 |
| Range: | 22 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 25 |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1989 |
| Historic Use: | overhead truss bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Pratt Truss |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 1992 |
| 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. BUILT BY THE WISCONSIN-MICHIGAN RAILROAD AS A RAILROAD BRIDGE. NOW USED AS A HIGHWAY BRIDGE. HAER WI-60. DEMOLISHED IN EITHER 1987 OR 1988. The bridge is unusual, in that it consists of two unequal spans, one measuring 162 feet and the other 221 feet. HAER WI-60. Modified for car and truck traffic, the single-lane bridge served until 1992, when a new concrete span structure was finished. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |