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Property Location
| Location (Address) | P2150 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y |
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| County | Marathon |
| City/Village | |
| Township | Plover |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1927 |
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| Additions | |
| Survey Date | 2012 |
| Historic Use | bridge |
| Architectural Style | Rustic Style |
| Structural System | Reinforced Concrete |
| Wall Material | Fieldstone |
| Architect | G.h. Kirsh, Wisconsin State Highway Commission |
| Other Buildings On Site | |
| Demolished | No |
| Demolished Date | |
| Additional Comments | Reinforced concrete, filled spandrel arch bridge. Single span, three centered arch employs a rubble stone veneer to accent rustic setting and to "preserve the original setting." Abutments, pilasters, and spandrel walls were set in random fasion to imitate a rubble masonry type of construction. The stone coursing is continued on the interior posts and railings of the roadway able. A protruded 10-inc-wide ashlar stone line on the exterior of the bridge identifies the road level. A cement top rail caps the structure and a small plaque located on the interior of the railing identifies W. H. Fischer and Sons (Antigo) as the general contractor for the project. The bridge was designed in the offices of the Wisconsin Highway Commission, and the original plans identify G.H. Kirsh as the bridge engineer. |
| Bibliographic References | Eau Claire Dells Bridge Historic American Engineering Record (HAER WI-30). Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin-Stone and Concrete Arch Bridges |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Dells of the Eau Claire County Park |
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| National Register Listing Date | Jul 05, 2016 |
| State Register Listing Date | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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