Wrightstown Fox River Bridge

Photos 

View from the Northeast

The Fox River is quite picturesque along here.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in May 2009

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on Ferry Street (WI 96) in Wrightstown

Location

Wrightstown, Brown County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic although no longer functional as a draw bridge

History

Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977; Scheduled for replacement 2014

Builder

- Worden-Allen Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Design

Bascule
Scherzer-type rolling lift

Dimensions

Span length: 94.5 ft.
Total length: 94.5 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Also called

Wrightstown Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.32675, -88.16525   (decimal degrees)
44°19'36" N, 88°09'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/407091/4908825 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Wrightstown

Inventory number

BH 34671 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2010)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 37.8 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

8,900

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 2, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to "Doomed" category
• August 16, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated builder and bridge type
• May 23, 2009: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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