Cole Memorial Bridge

Photos 

South Face

Note the plate girder supporting the approach on the east end of the bridge. There is an identical structure on the west end, below the camera position.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Rock River on Main Street (WI 19) in Watertown

Location

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1931; rehabilitated 1981

Design

Open-spandrel concrete arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 105.6 ft.
Total length: 196.9 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Rock River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.19427, -88.72486   (decimal degrees)
43°11'39" N, 88°43'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/359851/4783832 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Watertown

Inventory number

BH 34734 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 09/2010)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

14,280

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 12, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Changed the name of the bridge
• September 21, 2010: New photo from J.R. Manning
• August 8, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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