Ten Eyck Road Bridge

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Significance of Ten Eyck Road Bridge 

The Ten Eyck Road Bridge is a single lane, two span Pratt Standard pony truss that was erected in 1907. Built by the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company of Elkhart, Indiana, the structure was identified in Cultural Resource Management in Wisconsin (the state's cultural resource management plan) as one of the state's two best examples of that bridge type. As well, Cultural Resource Management identifies the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company as a prolific bridge builder in the state. With its integrity largely intact, the Ten Eyck Road Bridge is significant as an excellent example of an early twentieth century Pratt Standard pony truss that was built by a prominent regional bridge building company.

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Sugar River on Ten Eyck Road in Town of Decatur

Location

Town of Decatur, Green County, Wisconsin

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1907; Replaced 1996

Builder

- Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co.

Design

Single lane, two span Pratt Standard pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 90.1 ft.
Total length: 180 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.61167, -89.39861   (decimal degrees)
42°36'42" N, 89°23'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/303261/4720481 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Brodhead West

Inventory number

BH 37018 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 1, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER WI-94 - Ten Eyck Road Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, Brodhead vicinity, Green County, WI

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