Manchester Street Bridge

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View To North. Subject Property And Its Setting Baraboo was the hometown of the seven Ringling Brothers. Today, it is also home of the Circus World Museum with the largest collection of restored circus wagons in the world, and also home to one of the first movie palaces, the Al Ringling Theater, HABS WIS-261. Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To East Northeast Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To East Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To East Southeast Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To Southeast Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To West. Bridge Plate Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To West. Six Foot Scale Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To West Northwest Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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View To Northwest Photo taken by John N. Vogel, Nov. 1986/Feb 1987 for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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Photocopy Of Photograph - Photographer And Date Unknown (Circa 1900) (Original Print In Possession Sauk County Historical Society). View To Southeast. Bridge To Left. Manchester Roller Mill And City Pumping Station At Left Center And Right. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview

Camelback through truss bridge over Baraboo River on Manchester Street in Baraboo

Location

Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Status

Relocated to a City Park

History

Built 1884 by Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works; Relocated 1987

Builders

- Keepers and Riddle Co.
- Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works

Design

Single span, metal, pin-connected, camelback overhead highway truss. It is the last remaining camelback overhead truss in Wisconsin since the Kennan-Jump Bridge was demolished.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 128.1 ft.
Total length: 128.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.46007, -89.72990   (decimal degrees)
43°27'36" N, 89°43'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/279153/4815527 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Baraboo

Inventory number

BH 37026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 2, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Status
• August 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER WI-14 - Manchester Street Bridge, Spanning Baraboo River on Manchester Street, Baraboo, Sauk County, WI

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