File:EAST TOWER ON LIFT SPAN, WEST SIDE, WITH SPAN 3-4 RAISED; LOOKING WEST - Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI HAER WIS,47-PRES.V,1-18.tif

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EAST TOWER ON LIFT SPAN, WEST SIDE, WITH SPAN 3-4 RAISED; LOOKING WEST - Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI
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EAST TOWER ON LIFT SPAN, WEST SIDE, WITH SPAN 3-4 RAISED; LOOKING WEST - Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI
Description
Waddell, John Alexander, Low; Harrington, John Lyle; Prescott Bridge Company
Depicted place Wisconsin; Pierce County; Prescott
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER WIS,47-PRES.V,1-18
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 1946, the bridge proved to be a successful commercial venture, although it did not revitalize the City of Prescott as many had expected. The bridge played a major role in developing the region's commerce and transportation, helping to create a major interstate route (eventually designated United States Highway 10) which linked eastern Wisconsin and St. Paul. Recognizing its importance, the Minnesota and Wisconsin Highway Commissions in 1946 purchased the bridge and removed the toll to facilitate travel and commerce. By 1969, the Prescott Bridge could not accommodate current traffic needs and it was scheduled for replacement.
  • Survey number: HAER WI-61
  • Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1946 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wi0233.photos.171277p
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