Marsh_Rainbow_Arch_Bridge_(Chippewa_Falls,_Wisconsin)

Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)

Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)

United States historic place

For other bridges of the same name, see Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge.

The Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge is a historic bridge over Duncan Creek located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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History

Built in 1916, the bridge was designed by James Barney Marsh of North Lake, Wisconsin, and constructed by the Iowa Bridge Company[2] at a cost of $13,950. It replaced another concrete bridge built in 1915, which was immediately wrecked by the spring flood of 1916. The use of reinforced concrete in bridges had been pioneered in Germany and Hungary and was controversial in Chippewa then.[3] It was the only bridge over Duncan Creek to survive the flood of 1934,[4] and after 100 years, it is still in good condition.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Cordes, Edwin (1987). "Spring Street Bridge (Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge)" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Filipowicz, Diane H. (January 1982). "Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge". Chippewa County Tourism. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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