Property Record
DEWEY ST, ACROSS EAU CLAIRE RIVER
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DEWEY STREET BRIDGE |
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| Other Name: | DEWEY STREET BRIDGE |
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| Reference Number: | 41010 |
| Location (Address): | DEWEY ST, ACROSS EAU CLAIRE RIVER |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1931 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997198119872018 |
| Historic Use: | concrete bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Concrete Arch |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 1981 SURVEY INFO: The Dewey Street Bridge, which crosses the Eau Claire River, is a double span reinforced concrete structure. A new deck and railings were added in ca. 1979. The bridge should be re-evaluated once more information on the state's bridges is available. 1987 SURVEY UPDATE: This bridge was reconstructed since the 1981 survey. The same design appears in the archways and supports. The deck, railings and sidewalks were reconstructed with a newer railing design. Total length is 216.5 feet; longest span is 107 feet. 2018 The Dewey Street Bridge was constructed in 1931 and designed by Eau Claire city engineer Carl F. Meyer. The bridge carries two lanes of Dewey Street traffic over the Eau Claire River. It is a two-span, open-spandrel, reinforced-concrete arch bridge. The overall length of the structure is 216.5 feet with an overall bridge width of 42 feet, including 8-foot sidewalks. It underwent extensive renovations in 1978 and 1981. This included a rehabilitation of the substructure, which also moved city infrastructure to the interior of the bridge arches. The original deck has been removed and replaced, the sidewalks have been widened, and the character-defining feature—the original classical-inspired railing—was replaced with a modern concrete and steel tube parapet |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Bridge plaque. (B) Another map code for this structure is EC 5P/26 and its corresponding Survey map name is Plat Map #8. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |