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CHIPPEWA RIVER/STATE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

CHIPPEWA RIVER/STATE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
CHIPPEWA RIVER/STATE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge
Other Name:Omaha Bridge
Contributing:
Reference Number:3211
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CHIPPEWA RIVER/STATE ST
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1881
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Warren Truss
Wall Material:Metal
Architect: Smiths
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:A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Omaha Bridge, C&NW Railroad Bridge'. 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. DAMAGED BY FIRE 7/20/1993 Constructed in 1881 after the advent of the railroad into Chippewa Falls in 1875, the bridge is now used by the Union Pacific Railroad system and is the oldest architectural structure associated with the railroad era in the city. Overhead truss bridge
Bibliographic References:A. Chippewa Herald 2 December, 1881. B. Chippewa Herald 2 September, 1881. C. Name stems from the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway's purchase of the bridge in 1882. See Yesterday and Today A Hisotry of the Chicago and North Western Railway System (Chicago: Chicago Chapter, Railwawy and Locomotive Historical Society, 1981 p. 84. D. Chippewa Herald 2 December, 1881. E. Yesterday and Today, p. 84. F. Ibid., p. 99. G. Chippewa Herald 2 December, 1881. H. Ibid. I. Ibid. J. Ibid. The Railroad Gazette, Volume 24, Issue 8.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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