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VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM HIGHWAY, LOOKING WEST - Chicago and North Western Railway Bridge No. 344, Spanning Goette Road, Merrimac, Sauk County, WI
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VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM HIGHWAY, LOOKING WEST - Chicago and North Western Railway Bridge No. 344, Spanning Goette Road, Merrimac, Sauk County, WI
Depicted place Wisconsin; Sauk County; Merrimac
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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HAER WIS,56-MERMA.V,1-1
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  • Significance: The Goette River Bridge is Wisconsin's earliest known example of a standard stone-arch railroad bridge plan used by several railroad lines throughout the nation and adopted by the Chicago and North Western Railway for six highway crossings in the State. The standardized railroad bridges are unique among the State's stone arch bridges for the excellent quality of their masonry and engineering.
  • Survey number: HAER WI-39
  • Building/structure dates: 1878 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wi0205.photos.171516p
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