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Bieneman Farm Bridge

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Bieneman Farm Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Rick McOmber

Bridge Documented: August 8, 2008 and May 18, 2022

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Private Drive Over Honey Creek
Location
Burlington: Racine County, Wisconsin: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1877 By Builder/Contractor: Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Rehabilitation Date
1922
Main Span Length
106.0 Feet (32.3 Meters)
Structure Length
106.0 Feet (32.3 Meters)
Roadway Width
17 Feet (5.18 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
Not Applicable

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This bridge originally crossed the White River in downtown Burlington at roughly the location of Bridge Street Bridge. It is the oldest known highway truss bridge in the entire state of Wisconsin. It is also an extremely early example of a pin-connected Pratt truss bridge, having been built at a time when the bowstring truss bridge was still more commonly built. The bridge contains eight panels.

This bridge is nationally significant as an extremely unusual bridge utilizing structural details that predate the standardization that occurred during the 1880s. It features unusual poles for sway bracing. In addition, and most noteworthy, the central vertical members display one of the most unusual designs of built-up beams ever encountered. With these members, a series of tubes and web straps located between the channels act in a similar way as v-lacing, but instead forming a corrugation. The hip verticals display the more traditional channels with v-lacing design.

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Photo Credit: Mark Boettcher


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