Elroy-Sparta State Trail, 0.09 mi SW of overhead trail crossing at STH 71 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Elroy-Sparta State Trail, 0.09 mi SW of overhead trail crossing at STH 71

Architecture and History Inventory
Elroy-Sparta State Trail, 0.09 mi SW of overhead trail crossing at STH 71 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge
Other Name:Structure NR-42-042 (DNR)
Contributing:
Reference Number:242741
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Elroy-Sparta State Trail, 0.09 mi SW of overhead trail crossing at STH 71
County:Monroe
City:
Township/Village:Wilton
Unincorporated Community:
Town:16
Range:1
Direction:W
Section:27
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1873
Additions:
Survey Date:2020
Historic Use:stone arch bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Masonry Arch
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: Chicago & North Western RR
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Stone arch bridge over Kickapoo River; stepped stone wingwalls; no visible date stone. Inspection records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives indicate it was built 1881. It is a 32' span.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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