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1254 SHERMAN AVE OVER THE YAHARA RIVER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1254 SHERMAN AVE OVER THE YAHARA RIVER

Architecture and History Inventory
1254 SHERMAN AVE OVER THE YAHARA RIVER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Sherman Avenue Bridge
Other Name:Tenney Park
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:112595
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1254 SHERMAN AVE OVER THE YAHARA RIVER
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1934
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:concrete bridge
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Wall Material:Concrete
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Tenney Park--Yahara River Parkway
National Register Listing Date:9/17/1999
State Register Listing Date:4/29/1999
National Register Multiple Property Name:
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Map code 0709-124-1103-3 and 0709-124-1101-7. aka 402 N. Thornton. Bridge rehabilitated in 2003. Total length is 80.1 feet; longest span is 48.6 feet.
Bibliographic References:Madison Past and Present, pp. 6-8.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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