Property Record
Upper Newton RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Struthers Bridge |
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Other Name: | P-62-220 |
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Reference Number: | 245613 |
Location (Address): | Upper Newton RD |
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County: | Vernon |
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Township/Village: | Harmony |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 13 |
Range: | 6 |
Direction: | W |
Section: | 24 |
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Year Built: | 1933 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2023 |
Historic Use: | pony truss bridge |
Architectural Style: | Not a Building |
Structural System: | Steel Frame |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Structure P-62-220 is a single span. low Pony truss bridge of riveted steel construction. The bridge measures 83-feet-long and has a 16-foot-wide, cast in place concrete deck. Steel beams below the decking are supported by poured concrete abutments. The bridge’s truss design features four vertical members and eight diagonals on each elevation, connected with riveted steel plates. Steel railings are located along the length of both trusses. The subject structure was constructed in 1933 and carries Upper Newton Road over the North Fork of the Bad Axe River. Since that time work on the bridge has generally included repairs, painting, and preventative maintenance. |
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Bibliographic References: | Files and construction records: P-62-220. WisDOT Highway Structures Information System. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |