THE OLD NINABUCK AND SCOFIELD BRIDGE - Black and White No. 1
by Janice Adomeit
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THE OLD NINABUCK AND SCOFIELD BRIDGE - Black and White No. 1
Artist
Janice Adomeit
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Photograph - Photography
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RESCUED AND RESTORED BRIDGES IN ASTICO COUNTY PARK - DODGE COUNTY. The two sides of the park were connected in the summer of 2006 (acquired in 1996) with two truss bridges. The bridges were the Ninabuck (formerly e. of Columbus) and Scofield Bridges (Lebanon). The old Dodge County highway bridges were reaching their lifespan and were required to be replaced. Saved by citizens' groups and the Dodge County Board, their history is preserved.
There are two reasons it took ten years from the time of purchase to erect the bridges to their new home. One reason was that repair and modifications had to be made to the bridges. The large Ninabuck bridge was in reasonably good shape and just needed to be sandblasted and painted. The smaller Schofield bridge however needed more work to be done on it, as some of the steel need to be repaired and it was also very rusty. It also was widened to match the 14 foot width of the Ninabuck bridge. The other reason for delay was that of funding. Some of it was funded by federal grants, but then the rest had to be raised by local funds. There were also the issues of estimates and bids.
The Ninabuck bridge was built in 1910 and the Schofield bridge was fabricated and stockpiled in 1891 by Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and moved to Schofield Road in 1911. It is one of the oldest remaining truss bridges in the state.
** (Astico County website and article by Milwaukee Journal Sentinal refer to "Scofield bridge, Watertown Daily Times article Schofield bridge. I used the bridge name as it was referred to in the article I used for the information. Looking at a map of the roads near Lebanon, Scofield Road is found.)
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