Chippewa Falls in Chippewa County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bear Den Road Bridge

Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011

1. Bear Den Road Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Bear Den Road Bridge was an example of a Pratt bridge construction, which was a design used in Wisconsin from 1895-1910. The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Company fabricated the bridge, and it was moved to this site in 1940. The original site and fabrication date are unknown. The bridge was replaced by the current structure in 2004.

Chippewa County Historical Society
Marker Sign #49

Erected by Chippewa County Historical Society. (Marker Number 49.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 44° 57.256′ N, 91° 23.87′ W. Marker is in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in Chippewa County. It is at the intersection of Irvine Park Drive and Bear Den Drive, on the right when traveling north on Irvine Park Drive. Marker is in Irvine Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chippewa Falls WI 54729, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sunny Valley School (approx. ¼ mile away); Pioneer Norwegian Log Home (approx. ¼ mile away); William Irvine (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of Old Abe (approx. 0.4 miles away); Irvine Park Drive Bridge

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(approx. half a mile away); The Chippewa Valley Electric Railway Co. (approx. half a mile away); Northern Wisconsin State Fair (approx. half a mile away); The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chippewa Falls.

Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011

2. Bear Den Road Bridge Marker

Duncan Creek

Nearby Glen Loch Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011

3. Nearby Glen Loch Dam

[from Glen Loch Overlook]

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.