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CEDAR CREEK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

CEDAR CREEK

Architecture and History Inventory
CEDAR CREEK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MILWAUKEE NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY BRIDGE
Other Name:INTERURBAN BRIDGE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:13284
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CEDAR CREEK
County:Ozaukee
City:Cedarburg
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1907
Additions:
Survey Date:19762018
Historic Use:bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Pratt Truss
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Washington Avenue Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/17/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Washington Avenue Historic District) 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. SERVED THE MILWAUKEE NORTHERN INTERURBAN "RAPID TRANSIT" LINE. We Energies inventory structure #1309 "Now part of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail, this riveted iron bridge once served the Milwaukee Northern interurban rapid transit line that connected Milwaukee with Sheboygan. A convenient carrier for 41 years, the line ceased operations in 1948. The bridge was restored in 1998 and is now part of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail." A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg Overhead truss bridge
Bibliographic References:ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). CEDARBURG OZAUKEE COUNTY NEWS GRAPHIC 8/15/1996. CEDARBURG OZAUKEE COUNTY NEWS GRAPHIC 5/19/1996. A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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