South Branch Little Wolf River Bridge

Mill Street Bridge, Scandanavia 

The Mill Bridge is the village's main thoroughfare across the Little Wolf River. Its construction in 1907 was part of a general economic boom in the village. The Mill Bridge is an excellent example of Waupaca County fieldstone bridges, which consist of small, uniformly oval stones, in contrast to large uneven granite boulders found in other masonry bridges of other counties in the State.

Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over South Branch Little Wolf River on Mill Street in Scandinavia

Location

Scandanavia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1907

Builder

- Lars Anderson

Design

Stone arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 30.8 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Inventory number

BH 34969 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2006)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 66.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

600

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 1, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• HAER WI-35 - Mill Bridge, Spanning Little Wolf River on Mill Street, Scandinavia, Waupaca County, WI
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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