Property Record
US HIGHWAY 2 OVER BRULE RIVER
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge |
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| Reference Number: | 120916 |
| Location (Address): | US HIGHWAY 2 OVER BRULE RIVER |
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| County: | Douglas |
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| Township/Village: | Brule |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 47 |
| Range: | 10 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 14 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Warren Truss |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Located on an abandoned Northern Pacific Railroad line and built in 1921, this structure employs four, short, timber pile bent approach spans to the east and west, as well as a single, prominent Warren deck truss. Structural members are comprised of both rolled and built-up "I" beams. All connections are riveted. The integrity of the bridge appears to be good, although a new railing appears to have been installed since the abandoned line now serves as a recreation trail. Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association online records indicate this bridge was originally constructed in 1895 as Bridge #107 across Fallon Creek at Fallon, Montana. It was replaced at that location, and moved for reuse to Wisconsin in 1921. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Inscription. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |