Tayco Street Bridge, Spanning Government Canal at Tayco & Water Streets, Menasha vicinity, Winnebago County, WI

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30 b&w photos
26 data pages
3 photo caption pages

TITLE:
Tayco Street Bridge, Spanning Government Canal at Tayco & Water Streets, Menasha vicinity, Winnebago County, WI

CALL NUMBER:
HAER WIS,70-MENA.V,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 30 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 25 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 3

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER WI-68

Building/structure dates: 1928 initial construction

Significance: The Tayco Street Bridge is a double leaf, Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule bridge. It is significant as the only bridge of this type in Menasha. With its symmetrical design and four houses at each corner, it is also significant as one of only two resources in Menasha built in the Spanish/Mediterranean Revival architectural style.

SUBJECTS:
WISCONSIN--Winnebago County--Menasha vicinity

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wi0276

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO WEST. SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ITS SETTING.
2. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO NORTH.
3. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
4. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO SOUTHWEST.
5. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
6. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO EAST NORTHEAST.
7. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO WEST. NORTH SPAN OPEN.
8. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO NORTH. NORTH SPAN OPEN.
9. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWEST CORNER HOUSE.
10. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST CORNER HOUSE. TYPICAL CORNICE.
11. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST CORNER HOUSE. TYPICAL WINDOW.
12. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 VIEW TO WEST. NORTHWEST CORNER HOUSE. TYPICAL DOOR/ENTRANCE.
13. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 FIRST FLOOR. SOUTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST. OPERATOR'S OFFICE. STAIRS TO CONTROL ROOM.
14. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 SECOND FLOOR. SOUTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. VIEW TO NORTHWEST. OPERATOR'S OFFICE. BRIDGE CONTROL PANEL.
15. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 SECOND FLOOR. SOUTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST. OPERATOR'S OFFICE. ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL.
16. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO WEST. GENERAL VIEW. BRIDGE OPERATING MECHANISM.
17. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO NORTHWEST. ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND MAIN DRIVE GEAR AND SHAFT.
18. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO EAST SOUTHEAST. STEP UP GEARS AT LEAST END OF MAIN DRIVE SHAFT GEAR (LOWER LEFT)
19. John N. VOgel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO WEST SOUTHWEST. STRUCTURE'S NORTHEAST CORNER BASCULE GIRDER DRIVE.
20. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST. BRIDGE SEAT.
21. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO WEST. MAIN TRUNNION.
22. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1992 NORTH END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO NORTH NORTHWEST. COUNTERWEIGHT TRUNNION AND COUNTERWEIGHT.
23. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. LOCATION PLAN.
24. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. GENERAL PLAN AND ELEVATION OF BRIDGE.
25. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, wisconsin. OPERATOR'S HOUSE: ELEVATION, WINDOW FRAME/CORNICE DETAILS, FIRST FLOOR PLAN, SECOND FLOOR PLAN.
26. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. SOUTH BASCULE PIER. CHANNEL ELEVATION. END ELEVATION. PLAN.
27. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, DIstrict 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. BASCULE GIRDER AND TRUNNION END.
28. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. PLAN OF FLOOR OVER PIT.
29. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. BASCULE GIRDER. FRONT END AND FLOORBEAMS.
30. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, November 1992 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1925, by McMahon & Clark. Blueprint copy in possession of WisDOT, District 3, Green Bay, Wisconsin. CLEARANCE LAYOUT. COUNTERWEIGHT, MAIN TRUNNION, COUNTERWEIGHT TRUNNION AND TWO LINK PINS

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WI0276

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