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OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River

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OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River

Historic Name:
Old Highway 73 Bridge

Other Name:

Reference Number:
241226

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Property Location

Location (Address)

OLD HWY 73 over the Crawfish River

County

Columbia

City/Village

Township

Columbus

Unincorporated community

Town

10

Range

13

Direction

E

Section

6

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1932

Additions

Survey Date

Historic Use

bridge

Architectural Style

Structural System

Parker Truss

Wall Material

Architect

Walter Blake and Son Construction Company

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

Yes

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. 2020 - The Old Highway 73 Bridge, built in 1932 by the Walter Blake and Son Construction Company, carries Old Highway 73 over the Crawfish River in the town of Columbus, Columbia County, roughly one-half mile north of the city of Columbus. The bridge is a single-span, steel, riveted Parker through truss with diagonals, concrete abutments and wingwalls, and a reinforced-concrete deck. The bridge is 154 feet in length and the deck measures 25 feet wide with narrow concrete curbs. It has a clearance of 15 feet. The truss structure, which measures 150 feet, consists of nine panels with verticals in compression, diagonals in tension, and a polygonal top chord; together these features make it a Parker truss. overhead truss bridge 2025: Nonextant by 2024, per Streetview.

Bibliographic References

“Appleton Company Gets Columbus Bridge Job.” The Appleton Post-Crescent, September 12, 1932.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

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bridge

Columbia
County

Columbus
Community

1930-1939
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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