Manchester Street Bridge

The Manchester Street Bridge is a camelback steel truss bridge in Baraboo, Wisconsin in Sauk County. The bridge was constructed in 1884 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works to carry Manchester Street over the Baraboo River. It replaced an earlier bridge that was lost to a flood; the first bridge was likely built after 1877 based on maps from the period. The bridge is 128 feet (39 m) long and 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m) wide. It is one of two camelback truss bridges remaining in Wisconsin and the only one from the 19th century.[2] In 1987 it was moved to Ochsner Park where it was placed on new abutments while still spanning the Baraboo River as pedestrian bridge.[3]

Manchester Street Bridge
Manchester Street Bridge is located in Wisconsin
Manchester Street Bridge
LocationOchsner Park, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°28′16″N 89°45′23″W / 43.471128°N 89.756424°W / 43.471128; -89.756424
Built1884
Built byMilwaukee Bridge & Iron Works
Architectural styleCamelback truss
NRHP reference No.88002005[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1988

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 13, 1988.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Vogel, John N. (February 27, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Manchester Street Bridge". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 – ) (2013). Wisconsin SP Manchester Street Bridge. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Wisconsin, 1/1/1964 – 12/31/2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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