Property Record
Richardson Lane over the Galena River
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Richardson Bridge |
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| Other Name: | P-33-213 |
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| Reference Number: | 245600 |
| Location (Address): | Richardson Lane over the Galena River |
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| County: | Lafayette |
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| Township/Village: | New Diggings |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 1 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 34 |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | overhead truss bridge |
| Architectural Style: | Not a Building |
| Structural System: | Pratt Truss |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| 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. Structure P-33-213 is a single span Overhead Pratt Truss bridge of riveted steel construction. The bridge measures 99-feet-long and has a 16-foot-wide timber deck. Steel beams below the decking are supported by poured concrete abutments. The bridge’s truss design features five latticework vertical members and six diagonals on each elevation, which are connected with riveted steel plates, and it has riveted latticework steel struts. Steel railings are located along the length of both trusses. The subject structure was constructed in 1917 and carries Richardson Lane over the Galena River. The deck has been replaced twice; once in 1984 and again in 2018. Otherwise, work on the bridge has generally included repairs, painting, and preventative maintenance. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Files and construction records: B-33-625. WisDOT Highway Structures Information System. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |