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
Coordinates43.471128°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]

See also

References
  1. "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.


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