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TITLE:
Main Street Bridge, Spanning Fox River on Main Street, Green Bay, Brown County, WI

CALL NUMBER:
HAER WIS,5-GREBA,5-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 35   (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 22 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 4

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER WI-82

Building/structure dates: 1923 initial construction

Significance: The Main Street Bridge is a double-leaf, Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule bridge. It is significant as the only bridge of this type in Green Bay. With its symmetrical design including four houses at each corner, the bridge is also significant as an excellent example of the Spanish Eclectic architectural style adapted for use in an industrial facility.

SUBJECTS:
WISCONSIN--Brown County--Green Bay

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.wi0357

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s): 
1. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 DISTANT VIEW TO EAST. SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ITS SETTING.
2. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO EAST.
3. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST.
4. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO WEST.
5. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
6. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST SPAN OPEN.
7. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTH. TWO SPANS OPEN.
8. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTH NORTHWEST. NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE.
9. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTH NORTHWEST. NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. TYPICAL CORNICE.
10. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTH NORTHEAST. NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. TYPICAL DOOR/ENTRANCE.
11. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTH NORTHWEST. NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. TYPICAL WINDOW.
12. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 VIEW TO NORTH NORTHWEST. NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. BRIDGE PLATE.
13. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. VIEW TO NORTH. OPERATOR'S OFFICE.
14. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 NORTHEAST CORNER HOUSE. VIEW TO NORTHWEST. CONTROL PANEL.
15. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. GENERAL VIEW TO SOUTHWEST.
16. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST. COUNTER-WEIGHT.
17. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO WEST SOUTHWEST. TRUNNION GIRDER AND TRUNNION POST.
18. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO SOUTH SOUTHWEST. STEP-UP GEARS.
19. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO NORTHWEST. TRUNNION POST AND BASCULE GIRDER MAIN DRIVE GEAR.
20. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST. ELECTRICAL MOTOR, DRIVE GEAR AND BRAKE.
21. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO SOUTH. HAND OPERATION PLATFORM.
22. John N. Vogel, Photographer, August 1995 EAST END COUNTERWEIGHT PIT. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST. MAIN TRUNNION.
23. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. GENERAL PLAN AND ELEVATION OF BRIDGE.
24. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. BASCULE PIERS. GENERAL LAYOUT.
25. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. DETAILS OF BASCULE PIERS.
26. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. BASCULE GIRDER. FRONT END.
27. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. BASCULE GIRDER. TRUNNION END.
28. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. TRUNNION POSTS.
29. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. TRUNNION GIRDER BETWEEN TRUNNION POSTS.
30. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. COUNTERWEIGHT FRAME.
31. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. CONCRETE COUNTERWEIGHT.
32. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. TRUNNIONS. PINS. BEARINGS.
33. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. OPERATING MACHINERY.
34. Wayne Chandler, Photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. OPERATOR'S HOUSE AND COMFORT STATIONS. ELEVATIONS. CORNICE DETAILS. FLOOR PLANS.
35. Wayne Chandler, photographer, March 1996 Photographic copy of blueprint copy of original plans, dated 1921, by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Blueprint in possession of City of Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. OPERATOR'S HOUSE AND COMFORT STATIONS. ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS AND TROLLEY POLES.

CONTROL #:
WI0357

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