Photos
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Oblique View - Southwest Side There are nine spans to this bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Southwest Side The center arch is 14.75', the adjoining arches are 13.6', the next pair 12.6', the next pair 11.75' and the outer pair is 10.3 feet.
The odd number of arches flanked by succeedingly smaller but matching pairs is typical of the Classical Roman arch bridge design. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Northwest Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Northeast Side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Deck and Railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Southeast Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Parapet Wall The walls merge into the river banks. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Arch Details Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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View Of West Side Of Bridge, Looking East The HAER photos were taken by Martin Stupich, June 22, 1987. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Central Stone Arches Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique Detail View Of West Side Pier And Arches Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Deck, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Sheboygan River on Palm Tree Road
- Location
- Town of Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built in 1903; Repaired in 1950 by Francis Dreifuerst
- Builder
- - Alphonse Halter
- Design
- Classical Roman design stone arch, with the uneven number of arches of descending sizes from the central span.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 18.4 ft.
Total length: 147.6 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.81380, -88.16400 (decimal degrees)
43°48'50" N, 88°09'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/406385/4851850 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Saint Cloud
- Inventory number
- BH 34757 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 11/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 70.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- HAER WI-34 - Palm Tree Road Bridge, Spanning Sheboygan River on Palm Tree Road, Saint Cloud, Fond du Lac County, WI
Comments
The bridge was well documented by the Wisconsin DOT back in the mid 1980s when the state, in conjunction with the Historic American Engineering Reocrd, documented many of the historic bridges in Wisconsin. (Many, sadly, met their demise shortly after the completion of the study, but this beauty still stands proudly!)
There are copies of the Wisconsin DOT reports in many libraries. Next time you come to visit, you should be able to find copies of the DOT reports at the Beaver Dam Library.
I have been doing some research on this bridge as it is very special to me My Granfather built this bridge and I wanted some historical facts to back up my information I already had. I also have many pictures of this bridge as it one of my favorite places to visit when I come for a visit to Wisconsin