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OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River

Architecture and History Inventory
OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Old Highway 73 Bridge
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:241226
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River
County:Columbia
City:
Township/Village:Columbus
Unincorporated Community:
Town:10
Range:13
Direction:E
Section:6
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1932
Additions:
Survey Date:2020
Historic Use:bridge
Architectural Style:
Structural System:Parker Truss
Wall Material:
Architect: Walter Blake and Son Construction Company
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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. 2020 - The Old Highway 73 Bridge, built in 1932 by the Walter Blake and Son Construction Company, carries Old Highway 73 over the Crawfish River in the town of Columbus, Columbia County, roughly one-half mile north of the city of Columbus. The bridge is a single-span, steel, riveted Parker through truss with diagonals, concrete abutments and wingwalls, and a reinforced-concrete deck. The bridge is 154 feet in length and the deck measures 25 feet wide with narrow concrete curbs. It has a clearance of 15 feet. The truss structure, which measures 150 feet, consists of nine panels with verticals in compression, diagonals in tension, and a polygonal top chord; together these features make it a Parker truss. overhead truss bridge 2025: Nonextant by 2024, per Streetview.
Bibliographic References:“Appleton Company Gets Columbus Bridge Job.” The Appleton Post-Crescent, September 12, 1932.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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