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Main Street Bridge (New)

Brown County, Wisconsin

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South Elevation

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in May 2009

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BH Photo #140508

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Facts 

Overview
Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on Main Street (US 141) in Green Bay
Location
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1998
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.6 ft.
Total length: 773.7 ft.
Deck width: 54.5 ft.
Also called
Ray Nitchske Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.51837, -88.01585   (decimal degrees)
44°31'06" N, 88°00'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/419267/4929951 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Green Bay West
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
13,631
Inventory number
BH 34669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,061)
Brown County, Wisconsin (37)
Built 1998 (90)
Built during 1990s (724)
Fox River (to Green Bay, WI) (51)
Green Bay, Wisconsin (13)
Have street view (26,927)
Modern (2,436)
 Movable (2,970)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,879)
Owned by city (5,396)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Wisconsin (1,468)

Update Log 

  • September 20, 2020: New photo from Julian Johnson
  • October 22, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • November 24, 2009: New photos from Robert Thompson
  • May 23, 2009: New photos from J.R. Manning
  • August 3, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Robert Thompson
  • Douglas Butler
  • Julian Johnson
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Comments 

Main Street Bridge (New)
Posted September 20, 2020, by Julian Johnson

Got stuck today after a tugboat passed through

Main Street Bridge (New)
Posted July 16, 2017, by Tom Cayemberg (tcayemberg1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Bridge was struck by a coal ship today. The ship also damaged a recreational boat and dock.

http://www.wbay.com/content/news/BREAKING-Freighter-hits-doc...

Main Street Bridge (New)
Posted May 11, 2016, by Anonymous

Bridge has been stuck in the open position for hours at a time in the last few years. Was just stuck this morning from midnight to noon due to a sensor problem.

Main Street Bridge (New)
Posted July 23, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This 12 year old bridge has been closed three times over its life for repairs. Here is news on the latest closure:

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100723/GPG0101...

This bridge points to two problems:

-Modern bridges are not as reliable and long-lived as historic bridges.

-Alternatives to salt for deicing bridges need to be researched and employed.