First Street Bridge Merrill Wisconsin Top

The First Street Bridge is a stone

arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...

in Merrill,

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, which carries First Street across the Prairie River. The bridge is long and has three arches. Each arch is bordered by an alternating pattern of single and double stones and is capped by keystones. Contractor Fred Hesterman built the bridge in 1904, replacing an existing bridge. The bridge is the only known three stone arch bridge in Wisconsin. The bridge was added to the

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on September 12, 1996.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Bridges completed in 1904 Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Wisconsin Stone arch bridges in the United States