Property Record
Wisconsin & Southern RR over Bram Street at Quann Park
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bram Street Bridge (P-13-746) |
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| Reference Number: | 241114 |
| Location (Address): | Wisconsin & Southern RR over Bram Street at Quann Park |
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| County: | Dane |
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| Township/Village: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 2020 |
| Historic Use: | stone arch bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Chicago & Northwestern Railroad |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Bram Street Bridge was constructed in 1880 by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad to carry the railroad tracks over Bram Street. The bridge consists of a single spandrel arch of coursed stone block construction featuring an alternating pattern of contrasting stone ringstones. A modern plaque on the east face of the bridge notes that the bridge was built by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad as a replacement for an earlier timber trestle bridge and that the stone blocks are of quartzite from a quarry in Sauk County. The plaque further notes that the bridge is “notable for the quality of [its] masonry and engineering.” |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |