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Upper Newton RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

Upper Newton RD

Architecture and History Inventory
Upper Newton RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Struthers Bridge
Other Name:P-62-220
Contributing:
Reference Number:245613
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Upper Newton RD
County:Vernon
City:
Township/Village:Harmony
Unincorporated Community:
Town:13
Range:6
Direction:W
Section:24
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1933
Additions:
Survey Date:2023
Historic Use:pony truss bridge
Architectural Style:Not a Building
Structural System:Steel Frame
Wall Material:
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
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: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.
Bibliographic References:Files and construction records: P-62-220. WisDOT Highway Structures Information System.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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