Property Record
USH 43 at the Fox River
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Leo Frigo Bridge |
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| Reference Number: | 243293 |
| Location (Address): | USH 43 at the Fox River |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1980 |
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| Survey Date: | 2021 |
| Historic Use: | roadway |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | City of Green Bay, Wisconsin - Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report Phase 1 - 2021 First conceived in 1960 as a part of the Gregby Plan for highways around Green Bay, the original ‘Tower Drive Bridge over the mouth of the fox River carrying U. S. Interstate Highway 43 was begun in 1976. The reinforced concrete and steel arch bridge formally opened to traffic in 1980. The bridge was named after Leo Frigo, a Green Bay businessman and philanthropist, in 2001. Designed and built by the State Department of Transportation, the bridge was closed for repairs in 2013 after pilings under one its piers corroded, resulting a dip in the bridge deck. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |