Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Marker

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Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

1. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription. ———
Built by the City of Appleton
as a lasting monument to
the memory of the soldiers
and sailors of the Civil,
Spanish-American and World Wars.
———
1924

The above plaque dedicated
the original Memorial Drive
Bridge. This monument is
intended to serve as a
continuing remembrance.
———
1982

Erected 1924.

Location. 44° 15.103′ N, 88° 24.934′ W. Marker is in Appleton, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. Marker is on South Memorial Drive (State Highway 47) north of West River Road, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at the northern edge of Veterans Park. Marker is in this post office area: Appleton WI 54915, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Hearthstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hippolyte Grignon (approx. half a mile away); Outagamie County World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); First Commercially Successful Electric Street Railway (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Edison Hyrdoelectric System in America (approx. one mile away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. one mile away); Lawrence University (approx. 1.1 miles away); Number 736 (approx. 1.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Appleton.

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

2. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Marker

Also see . . .
1. Memorial Bridge. Postcard photo of the bridge. (Submitted on September 7, 2011.)

2. Memorial Bridge. Postcard photo of the bridge. (Submitted on September 7, 2011.)

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

3. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Marker

1982 bridge date plaque is to the right of the monument.

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

4. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Marker

Veterans Park Photo, Click for full size

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

5. Veterans Park

The monument is in the distance along the sidewalk.

Bridge Date Plaque Photo, Click for full size

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

6. Bridge Date Plaque

Memorial Drive Bridge A cooperative effort by City of Appleton · Outagamie County and Dorothy Johnson, Mayor · John Schreiter, Executive · 1982 · City Engineer T.L. Harp · Highway Commissioner Michael A. Marsden · Designed by Barrientos and Assoc. AASHTO HS 20 [bridge load rating]

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 7, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 232 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 7, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.