Property Record
MAIN ST BRIDGE OVER THE BARABOO RIVER
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Baraboo River Highway 23 Bridge |
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| Other Name: | Main Street Bridge |
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| Reference Number: | 85959 |
| Location (Address): | MAIN ST BRIDGE OVER THE BARABOO RIVER |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Reedsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832023 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Reinforced Concrete |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Fifield Construction |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023 - State Highways 23 and 33 run along Main Street, east to west, through Reedsburg along a path that crosses the Baraboo River at a specific location that has been forded and bridged throughout human history in the region. A non-extant wood bridge was erected in 1849 and replaced in 1883 with an iron bridge. The non-extant Chicago and Northwestern Railway bridge originally crossed at a location just south of the road bridge crossing. The iron bridge was in turn replaced with a concrete one in 1924. This concrete bridge was replaced in 1985 with a contemporary reinforced concrete span, which is still present. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 2023 - Braunschweig, Craig, Kali Hentges, and David Moon. Reedsburg (Images of America Series). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |