Meadow Hill Drive Bridge

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Northwest Side, Looking South

Photo taken by Jerry Mathiason, May 1996, for HAER

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BH Photo #120012

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Significance of the Meadow Hill Drive Bridge

Written by Hess, Roise and Co., July 1996

The Meadow Hill Drive Bridge is an excellent example of a steel, riveted, Parker overhead truss designed by the Wisconsin State Highway Commission during the period 1911 to 1925. During these years, the commission took on the responsibility of designing all highway bridges in the state, utilizing standardized plans. While the riveted steel superstructure of the Meadow Hill Drive Bridge is heavier than that of earlier bridges built by independent bridge companies, the construction in not nearly so substantial as trusses dating from the following period, between 1926 and 1931, when the state used larger-section steel members. Steel overhead trusses are now fairly rare in Wisconsin, most having been replaced. Parker trusses are particularly scarce, for fewer trusses of this kind were built than the more common Pratt.

Facts

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Wilson Creek on Meadow Hill Drive in Menomonie
Location: Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1926; Replaced 1996
Builders: - Minneapolis Bridge Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Wisconsin State Highway Commission
Design: Single span, 10 panel, riveted Parker overhead truss.
Dimensions: Total length: 175.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.88380, -91.92927 (decimal degrees)
44°53'02" N, 91°55'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/584560/4970599 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Menomonie North
Inventory number: BH 37078 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 4, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-96 - Meadow Hill Drive Bridge, Spanning Wilson Creek, Menomonie, Dunn County, WI