Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) Explained

Spring Street Bridge
Location:	Spring Street, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Coordinates:	44.9364°N -91.3906°W
Built:	1916
Engineer:	James Barney Marsh
Builder:	Iowa Bridge Company
Added:	June 25, 1982
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	82000642

The Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge is a historic bridge over Duncan Creek located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

History

Built in 1916, the bridge was designed by James Barney Marsh of North Lake, Wisconsin, and constructed by the Iowa Bridge Company^[1] at a cost of $13,950. It replaced another concrete bridge built in 1915, which was immediately wrecked by the spring flood of 1916. The use of reinforced concrete in bridges had been pioneered in Germany and Hungary and was controversial in Chippewa then.^[2] It was the only bridge over Duncan Creek to survive the flood of 1934,^[3] and after 100 years, it is still in good condition.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Wisconsin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spring Street Bridge (Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge) . Cordes . Edwin . 1987 . . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . October 16, 2021.
2. Web site: Filipowicz . Diane H. . [{{NRHP url|id=82000642}} Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge ]. April 2, 2016 . NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form . National Park Service . January 1982.
3. Web site: Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge . Chippewa County Tourism . March 2, 2012.