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CHIPPEWA RIVER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

CHIPPEWA RIVER

Architecture and History Inventory
CHIPPEWA RIVER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Soo Line Railroad Bridge
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Reference Number:3213
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CHIPPEWA RIVER
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1918
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Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:bridge
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Warren Truss
Wall Material:Metal
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This five-span railroad bridge was constructed by the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie in 1918. It is one of four railroad bridges spanning the Chippewa River at this time. Immediately after the construction of this bridge, the "Soo" Railroad Company razed one of its other railroad bridges.

This bridge was built to provide convenient access to the new "Soo" Depot which was removed from downtown Chippewa Falls to the south side on Canal Street in 1918.

This bridge is of significant local historical interest because it represents the period during the late 19th and early 20th century in which Chippewa Falls' railroad activity was at its peak. It is one of only two railroad bridges surviving from this period.

As an important historic-architectural representative of the railroad era, the railway bridge now being used by the Soo Line Railroad needs further research in order to determine its architectural significance.
Bibliographic References:A. The Evening Independent, 15 March 1918, 17 March 1918. B. Sanborn maps Wisconsin State Journal 8/8/1993 " Fate of historic rail bridge pondered."
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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