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Putnam Drive Bridge

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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Putnam Drive is a misnomer. This path, labeled "Putnam Drive" provides access to an outdoor ecology lab owned by the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. It also serves as a student walkway, providing four stairways to State Street. (There is no evidence on State Street that there is a bridge here, except for the black, pipe railings that can be seen above the portal.) The "Tunnel" is actually a large, steel culvert.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2009

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BH Photo #142422

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Putnam Drive on State Street in Eau Claire
Location
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 22.0 ft.
Total length: 24.9 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.79447, -91.49351   (decimal degrees)
44°47'40" N, 91°29'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/619158/4961222 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Eau Claire East
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
16,625
Inventory number
BH 34704 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Sufficiency rating: 84.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,863)
Built 1931 (988)
Built during 1930s (12,323)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,342)
Deck arch (12,080)
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (45)
 Eau Claire, Wisconsin (27)
Functionally obsolete (5,589)
Open (41,418)
Span length under 25 feet (7,165)
Total length under 25 feet (2,634)
Wisconsin (1,787)

Update Log 

  • February 17, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS Coordinates per To-Do List
  • July 10, 2009: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

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

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