HISTORIC HIGHWAY BRIDGES IN WISCONSIN. VOLUME 3, PART 1: HISTORICAL SURVEY OF WISCONSIN MOVABLE BRIDGES

This report presents the results of a survey of movable highway bridges located on public thoroughfares in the State of Wisconsin. Prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), the study is intended to assist the agency in fulling its historic preservation responsibilities as mandated by the National Historic Preservation Act the Department of Transportation Act, and related amendments, laws, and regulations. To this end, the report focuses on the identification, documentation, and evaluation of significant movable highway bridges within the boundaries of the state. Chapter 1 outlines the project's background, objectives, and methodology. Chapter 2 provides an historical overview of Wisconsin movable bridges, while Chapter 3 discusses those bridges recommended for National Register designation as part of the present project. Illustrations, endnotes, and a bibliography supplement the text. An appendix containing field-survey forms for all bridges included in the study is published separately (Volume 3, Part 2).

• Corporate Authors:

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, P.O. Box 7910
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910
• Authors:
  • Hess, J A
  • Frame III, R M
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 140 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Highway bridges; Historic bridges; Historic preservation; Movable bridges; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; History; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740691
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1997 12:00AM