Property Record
BETWEEN BOERNER DR & US HWY 45, NORTH OF W COLLEGE AVE - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Whitnall Park Dr. Bridge over Whitnall Park Creek |
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Other Name: | Whitnall Park Drive Bridge over Whitnall Park Creek |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 169761 |
Location (Address): | BETWEEN BOERNER DR & US HWY 45, NORTH OF W COLLEGE AVE - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Hales Corners |
Township/Village: | |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 21 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 32 |
Quarter Section: | SE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
Year Built: | 1933 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2011 |
Historic Use: | concrete bridge |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Root River Parkway |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/29/2013 |
State Register Listing Date: | 8/19/2011 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: | Milwaukee County Parkway System |
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. PART OF WHITNALL PARK LANDSCAPING FROM THE 1930S, WPA PROJECTS. THIS IS A FIELDSTONE ARCHED BRIDGE. 2011- Resurveyed; appearance unchanged. . 2000- Concrete deck arch bridge with rustic fieldstone veneer. prominent arch ring. stone parapet walls rise slightly at apex of arch and have concrete coping. parapets extend as curced wing walls. Overall length is 28 ft. bridge exhibits excellent integrity of design and materials.2011- Resurveyed; appearance unchanged. 2010- Single-span concrete arch bridge with rustic fieldstone veneer. |
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Bibliographic References: | "Inventory of Historically Significant Bridges Spanning Watercourses Under District Jurisdiction" prepared for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District by Mead and Hunt, 12/2000. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |