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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

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View To West. Six Foot Scale

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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.

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Facts

Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Baraboo River on Manchester Street in Baraboo
Location: Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Status: Unknown - the bridge was reportedly moved in 1987
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)

Update Log

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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