Property Record
WASHINGTON RD @ UP RAILROAD
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: | 142253 |
| Location (Address): | WASHINGTON RD @ UP RAILROAD |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| 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 deck girder bridge carries the railroad tracks over Washington Road in the City of Kenosha, and employs a simple post-and-beam structural form. Rolled "I" beams extend between two concrete abutments and are supported in the middle by a pier with "I" beam uprights and an "I" beam top chord. This structure was built in 1930 by the American Bridge Company. The bridge postdates the railroad's arrival in Kenosha by approximately 75 years. steel beam or plate girder bridge |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |