Property Record
LAKE PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lion Bridge |
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| Other Name: | Lion Bridge (North) |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 212001 |
| Location (Address): | LAKE PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
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| Architect: | Oscar Sanne |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. 2011- Single span, steel open spandrel arch with a cast iron railing and concrete U-shaped abutments. Decorative acorn light standards are located on either side of the bridge. Standstone lions, carved by Paul Kupper, flank the entry. This bridge is located to the north on the pedestrian trail and spans one of two ravines in Lake Park. Date of construction from "A History Walk Through Lake Park." The bridge was restored in 2010-2011. HAER WI-19. 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 |