Property Record
WILSON CREEK N OF MEADOW HILL RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha Railroad Bridge |
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Reference Number: | 42760 |
Location (Address): | WILSON CREEK N OF MEADOW HILL RD |
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County: | Dunn |
City: | Menomonie |
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Year Built: | 1905 |
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Survey Date: | 19842017 |
Historic Use: | overhead truss bridge |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
Structural System: | Warren Truss |
Wall Material: | Unknown |
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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. 2017-2018 Survey Recommendation Write-Up: This railroad bridge (along with the Red Cedar River Railroad Bridge) is a Triple Intersection Through Truss and was built by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. The single span railroad bridge that crosses the Wilson Creek is identified with a 1905 date of construction. Known as Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #D-5. The same Union Pacific document identifies the truss spans as having been built in 1892, and the spans were moved to Menomonie in 1921. |
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Bibliographic References: | Entry for the Wilson Creek (aka Meadow Hill) Railroad Bridge is included in the Bridgehunter website, Available online at https://bridgehunter.com/wi/dunn/bh47518, Accessed April 2018. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |