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Chester Bridge

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Full View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

The bridge was located adjacent to the Horicon Marsh Wildlife Refuge and was owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #119208

Map 

Chester Bridge 

Written by H. John Dobrovolny, Regional Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Chester Bridge is considered important in Wisconsin history because it is a type of bridge that is rapidly disappearing in the State, it is a link in the development of truss bridge construction, and it is an early example of a bridge built by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Old Marsh Road, former Wisconsin SH 49 in Town of Chester
Location
Town of Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Status
Demolished
History
Built 1892-93; Removed ca. 1989
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
6 panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 87.0 ft.
Total length: 87.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.62138, -88.68382   (decimal degrees)
43°37'17" N, 88°41'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/364144/4831199 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waupun South
Inventory number
BH 37015 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,627)
Built 1893 (215)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Dodge County, Wisconsin (32)
Lost (24,984)
Lost during 1980s (1,398)
Owned by federal government (1,228)
Pratt through truss (5,427)
 Pratt truss (9,348)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (87)
Through truss (15,185)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Town of Chester, Wisconsin (1)
Truss (32,967)
Wisconsin (1,500)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (153)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Status to Lost
  • August 1, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER WI-59 - Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, Chester Township, Dodge County, WI

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