Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, East Waupun, Dodge County, WI
Summary
Significance: 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.
Survey number: HAER WI-59
Building/structure dates: 1892- 1893 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1950 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1989 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company
Location
East Waupun, 43.63332, -88.72955
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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