Property Record
Over E American Ave near S 6th Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C&NW Railroad Overpass |
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| Other Name: | UP Railroad Overpass |
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| Reference Number: | 142244 |
| Location (Address): | Over E American Ave near S 6th Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Oak Creek |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 20062025 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Concrete Beam |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This railroad overpass was constructed of concrete, likely sometime in the first part of the twentieth century. It is a non-descript structure that employs a post-and-beam structural system and has good integrity. 2025: Located along the Chicago & North Western / Union Pacific Rail Line, concrete cast-in-place deck, steel I-beams, concrete wing walls and abutments, and steel pipe railing above and wood board railing along driving lane |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |