The Cobban Bridge - Cobban, WI
N 45° 06.420 W 091° 12.520
15T E 640921 N 4996397
The Cobban Bridge, constructed in 1908 by the Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, is a two-span Pennsylvania overhead truss type bridge and is the oldest of its kind in Wisconsin. County Road T crosses the Chippewa River over this bridge.
Waymark Code: WM23TH
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2007
Views: 28
The historical marker for the bridge reads:
“The Cobban Bridge, constructed in 1908 by the Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, is a two-span Pennsylvania overhead truss type bridge and is the oldest of its kind in Wisconsin. Originally it crossed the Chippewa River just upstream from its junction with the Yellow River. The bridge was dismantled during the construction of the Wissota Dam in 1916, and through the efforts of Oscar Anderson, a Cobban store owner, the bridge was acquired to be placed on land donated by S. C. F. Cobban. During the winters of 1916 and 1917, the disassembled bridge was hauled here by horse and sled, with the movers receiving one dollar per ton for the fifteen mile trip. Footings were placed by the L. G. Arnold Company and reconstruction was done by Cromby and Thailacker of Milwaukee in 1918-19. The ferry that had provided a crossing to Cobban was discontinued, replaced by the Cobban Bridge, which was soon nicknamed the “Little Wagon Bridge.”
Parking Coordinates:: N 45° 06.355 W 091° 12.584
Date Built: 01/01/1908
www:
http://www.chippewacounty.com/visit/HistoricalMarkers-5a.asp
Length of Span: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.