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Item Title
Marathon City Bridge, Spanning Big Rib River, on state Trunk Highway 107, Marathon, Marathon County, WI
Locationon state Trunk Highway 107,
Marathon, WI
Find maps of Marathon, WI
Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER WI-38
Building/structure dates:
1930 initial construction
Significance: The Marathon City Bridge is a representative example of a Parker metal overhead truss, one of only 35 left in Wisconsin. The State Highway Commission provided the plans and specifications for the project; the Wausau Iron Works, one of the most prolific bridge-building firms in the State, fabricated and erected the 15 span, 721-foot structure. The design is unusual in its dimensioning to accommodate the need for crossing two channels of the Big Rib River Bridge.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. DETAIL VIEW OF DATA PLAQUE, SOUTH TRUSS, SOUTHEAST CORNER
2. VIEW OF NORTH SPAN TRUSS, SHOWING CAUSEWAY BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH TRUSS, LOOKING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
3. GENERAL VIEW SHOWING NORTH END OF NORTH TRUSS, LOOKING SOUTH
4. GENERAL OVERALL VIEW OF NORTH SPAN, WEST SIDE, LOOKING EAST
5. OVERALL VIEW OF SOUTH SPAN, LOOKING FROM WEST TO EAST
6. DETAIL VIEW OF INTERIOR OF NORTH SPAN, SHOWING LOWER BRACING, LOOKING FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
7. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING HIP VERTICAL, LOWER CHORD, DIAGONAL BRACING, MIDDLE OF NORTH TRUSS
8. DETAIL VIEW OF ROLLER BEARING, NORTH TRUSS, NORTHWEST CORNER
9. DETAIL VIEW OF ROLLER BEARING, SOUTH TRUSS, NORTHWEST CORNER
10. GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH END OF SOUTH TRUSS, LOOKING NORTH
11. DETAIL VIEW OF SOUTH TRUSS, SHOWING SIDEWALK SUPPORT AND NORTH ABUTMENT
12. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING HIP VERTICAL, INCLINED ENDPOST, PORTAL BRACING, TOP CHORD, SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH TRUSS (RIVETED CONNECTION)
13. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING HIP VERTICAL, TOP CHORD, SWAY BRACING, TOP STRUTS, CENTER OF SOUTH TRUSS
14. DETAIL VIEW OF UNDERSIDE OF DECK, SOUTH SPAN WITH SOUTH ABUTMENT
15. DETAIL VIEW OF RAILING, LOOKING FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST
16. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'General Plan of Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 1 of 12
17. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'Concrete Trestle Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 2 of 12
18. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'Concrete Trestle Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 3 of 12
19. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'Superstructure Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 4 of 12
20. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'Superstructure Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 5 of 12.
21. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'Roadway Railing Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 6 of 12.
22. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1929, entitled 'Sidewalk Railing Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 7 of 12.
23. Photocopy of original drawing, dated November 12, 1939, entitled 'South Pier Details for the Marathon City Bridge,' Sheet 8 of 12
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