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WILSON CREEK N OF MEADOW HILL RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

WILSON CREEK N OF MEADOW HILL RD

Architecture and History Inventory
WILSON CREEK N OF MEADOW HILL RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha Railroad Bridge
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:42760
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):WILSON CREEK N OF MEADOW HILL RD
County:Dunn
City:Menomonie
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1905
Additions:
Survey Date:19842017
Historic Use:bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Warren Truss
Wall Material:Unknown
Architect:
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. 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. 2017-2018 Survey Recommendation Write-Up: This railroad bridge (along with the Red Cedar River Railroad Bridge) is a Triple Intersection Through Truss and was built by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. The single span railroad bridge that crosses the Wilson Creek is identified with a 1905 date of construction. Known as Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-5. The same Union Pacific document identifies the truss spans as having been built in 1892, and the spans were moved to Menomonie in 1921. Overhead truss bridge
Bibliographic References:Entry for the Wilson Creek (aka Meadow Hill) Railroad Bridge is included in the Bridgehunter website, Available online at https://bridgehunter.com/wi/dunn/bh47518, Accessed April 2018.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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