"Watertown city officials declared the existing Milwaukee Street Bridge unsafe in 1929 and began considering plans for erecting a steel girder or concrete bridge. Daniel B. Luten, a prominent bridge designer in Indianapolis, submitted a plan for an open arch concrete span. The Common Council accepted Luten's design and let the construction contract to the Eau Claire Engineering Company. The firm completed the three-span bridge in November 1930. The bridge is significant for its aesthetic lines and for its affiliation with the Indianapolis designer." Diane Kromm, Wisconsin Historic Bridge Recording Project, Summer 1987
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 240.2 ft.
Deck width: 30.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.18990, -88.72615(decimal degrees) 43°11'24" N, 88°43'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")