Manchester Street Bridge

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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

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BH Photo #119325

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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 & Riddell Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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)
Quadrangle map:: Baraboo
Inventory number: BH 37026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

December 10, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder
June 3, 2009: New photo from J.R. Manning
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
J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com