Property Record
RIVER RD OVER SPIRIT RIVER, 1.2 MI N OF STATE HIGHWAY 86
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | EMIL JOHNSON BRIDGE |
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| Other Name: | SPIRIT RIVER STONE ARCH BRIDGE |
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| Reference Number: | 19010 |
| Location (Address): | RIVER RD OVER SPIRIT RIVER, 1.2 MI N OF STATE HIGHWAY 86 |
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| County: | Price |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Spirit |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 34 |
| Range: | 3 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 2 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19772018 |
| Historic Use: | stone arch bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | ALBERT MEIER |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2005 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. DOT#P-50-85. SEE DOT BRIDGE SURVEY. RARE DOUBLE ARCH CONSTRUCTION. SEE R#18986 FOR ANOTHER ALBERT MEIER STONE BRIDGE. 2018- No longer extant. The bridge was replaced in 2005. Original facing stones from the Emil Johnson Bridge were used to construct a modern "replica" of the bridge in nearby Spirit Memorial Park. See site file for more information about this "replica". |
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| Bibliographic References: | PHILLIPS BEE 10/19/1995. Phillips Bee 11/13/2003. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |