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Menomonee River Bridge

Marinette County, Wisconsin, and Menominee County, Michigan
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Photos 

Distant View Of North Side, View South

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, July 1994, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost concrete deck girder bridge over Menominee River on CTH K - Chalk Hill Road in Towns of Amberg, WI and Homes, MI
Location
Marinette County, Wisconsin, and Menominee County, Michigan
Status
Built 1927 to WHC Standard plans; Replaced by new bridge 2002
History
Replaced 2002
Design
Six span concrete deck girder built to Wisconsin Highway Commission standards. The bridge is part of the Chalk Hill Hydroelectric Historic District. The bridge railing was designed to match the architectural style of the nearby power plant.
Dimensions
Total length: 327.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Also called
Chalk Hill Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.51175, -87.80280   (decimal degrees)
45°30'42" N, 87°48'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/437292/5040115 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Miscauno Island
Inventory number
BH 37099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1927 (533)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Concrete girder (521)
Deck girder (1,802)
Formerly NR-eligible (265)
Girder (3,241)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 2002 (413)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Marinette County, Wisconsin (17)
 Menominee County, Michigan (17)
Menominee River (7)
Menomonee River (20)
Michigan (609)
Owned by county (16,492)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
State line crossing (514)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Wisconsin (804)

Update Log 

  • August 6, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER WI-80 - Menominee River Bridge, Spanning Menominee River at County Truck Higway "K", Amberg vicinity, Marinette County, WI

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