Property Record
Main ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Somerset Bridge |
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| Other Name: | B-55-920 |
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| Reference Number: | 245614 |
| Location (Address): | Main ST |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | Somerset |
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| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 31 |
| Range: | 19 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 35 |
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| Year Built: | 1932 |
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| Historic Use: | deck truss bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
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| Architect: | Wisconsin Highway Commission |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Structure B-55-920 is a four-span. Deck Girder, Deck Truss bridge of riveted steel construction. The bridge measures 325.3.5-feet-long and has a 41-foot-wide, cast in place concrete deck. Steel beams below the decking are supported by poured concrete abutments and piers. The bridge’s truss design features two 111-foot-long Deck Truss spans having seven vertical members and eight diagonals on each elevation, all of which are connected with riveted steel plates, and two 52-foot-long Deck Girder spans. The subject structure was constructed in 1932 and carries Main Street in the Village of Somerset over the Apple River. The bridge received a new deck in 1982. 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: B-55-920. WisDOT Highway Structures Information System. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |