Property Record
EMERALD GROVE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Milwaukee Road Bridge |
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| Other Name: | WSOR Bridge (P-53-103) |
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| Reference Number: | 83340 |
| Location (Address): | EMERALD GROVE RD |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Bradford |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 18 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1936 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20022018 |
| Historic Use: | wood bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Timber Frame |
| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2018 - resurveyed, appearance unchanged This five-span timber structure bridge was constructed in 1936 and carries Emerald Grove Road over former trackage of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the “Milwaukee Road”) currently operated by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR). Each span is 19 feet in length, except for the center span, which has a length of 22 feet. The substructure consists of timber abutments and pile bents. The deck is 21 feet wide, accommodating a two-lane, 20-foot-wide, wood plank roadway and simple timber railings. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WisDOT Highway Structures Information System |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |