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17th Street Bridge

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
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Looking southwest

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in July 2011

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Description 

This bridge is a working bascule bridge; the commercial fishing fleet passes through it daily.

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over East Twin River on 17th Street
Location
Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1949
Builder
- McMillan & Pitz Construction
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.14868, -87.56370   (decimal degrees)
44°08'55" N, 87°33'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/454918/4888541 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
585 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Two Rivers
Inventory number
BH 49133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (560)
Built 1949 (266)
Built during 1940s (2,808)
Deck girder (1,835)
Girder (3,292)
Have street view (10,038)
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (23)
Manitowoc, Wisconsin (11)
 McMillan & Pitz Construction (1)
Movable (1,360)
Open (28,458)
Owned by city (3,091)
Plate girder (2,289)
Two Rivers, WI (2)
Wisconsin (813)

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  • July 18, 2011: Added by Robert Thompson

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17th Street Bridge
Posted July 18, 2011, by Robert Thompson

I expected to see this one demolished - I was happy to see it still here! It is in rough condition; concrete is spalling off the deck. If it is replaced, I hope it won't be yet another concrete slab.