Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
Appearance
Spring Street Bridge | |
Location | Spring St., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 44°56′11″N 91°23′26″W / 44.93639°N 91.39056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1916 |
Built by | Iowa Bridge Company |
Engineer | James B. Marsh |
NRHP reference No. | 82000642[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 1982 |
The Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge is a historic bridge over Duncan Creek located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
History
Built in 1916, it was designed by James Barney Marsh of North Lake, Wisconsin, and constructed by the Iowa Bridge Company[2] at a cost of $13,950. It replaced another concrete bridge built in 1915, which was immediately wrecked by the spring flood of 1916. The use of reinforced concrete in bridges had been pioneered in Germany and Hungary and was controversial in Chippewa then.[3] It was the only bridge over Duncan Creek to survive the flood of 1934,[4] and after 100 years, it is still in good condition.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Spring Street Bridge (Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge) HAER No. WI-37, Washington, DC: National Park Service, retrieved June 19, 2015
- ^ a b Filipowicz, Diane H. (January 1982). "Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ "Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge". Chippewa County Tourism. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Chippewa County, Wisconsin
- Bridges completed in 1916
- National Register of Historic Places in Chippewa County, Wisconsin
- Road bridges in Wisconsin
- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Tied arch bridges in the United States
- Through arch bridges in the United States
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Wisconsin building and structure stubs
- Wisconsin transportation stubs