Wrightstown Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over East River on Mallard Road

Location

Wrightstown, Brown County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1909

Design

Stone arch

"The Wrightstown Bridge is a well-preserved example of a stone arch bridge. Its elongated keystones and coursed rubble masonry are unusual features to find among rural stone arch bridges. Such ornamentation is generally reserved for railroad and municipal structures."
Lola Bennett, Wisc. Historic Bridges Recording Project, Summer 1987

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 19.4 ft.
Total length: 39.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Mallard Road Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.33565, -88.11210   (decimal degrees)
44°20'08" N, 88°06'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/411342/4909755 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Greenleaf

Inventory number

BH 34673 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2006)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 79.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

40

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 3, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• HAER WI-43 - Wrightstown Bridge, Spanning East River, on Mallard Road, Wrightstown, Brown County, WI
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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