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Distant View To East. Subject Property And Its Setting

Photo taken by John N. Vogel, August 1995, for HAER

Overview: Lost Bascule Bridge over Fox River on US 141 in Green Bay
Location: Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1923; Replaced 1996
Builders: - Adolph Green Construction Co.
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design: Strauss trunnion, double-leaf, counterweight pit, bascule bridge.
"The Main Street Bridge is a double-leaf, Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule bridge. It is significant as the only bridge of this type in Green Bay. With its symmetrical design including four houses at each corner, the bridge is also significant as an excellent example of the Spanish Eclectic architectural style adapted for use in an industrial facility." Courtesy HAER.
Also called: Fox River 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)
USGS topographic map: Green Bay West
Inventory number: BH 37048 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 4, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
February 19, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS Coordinates per To-Do List
August 3, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER WI-82 - Main Street Bridge, Spanning Fox River on Main Street, Green Bay, Brown County, WI
Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net