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Palm Tree Road Bridge

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
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Photos 

Oblique View - Southwest Side

There are nine spans to this bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008

Map 

View Uglybridges.com report

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
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 11/2011)
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 2009)
20

Categories 

Alphonse Halter (1)
Arch (9,415)
Built 1903 (267)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Deck arch (8,692)
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (9)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Lannon Stone (29)
NR-eligible (3,749)
 One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,294)
Owned by township (1,812)
Span length under 25 feet (4,079)
Stone arch (1,925)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,134)
Town of Marshfield, Wisconsin (1)
Wisconsin (802)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
  • June 23, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

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
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Palm Tree Road Bridge
Posted March 22, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

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.

Palm Tree Road Bridge
Posted March 22, 2009, by Barbara Halter (wisbarb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

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