6th Street North Bascule Bridge

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The East Face As seen from the Post Office bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The North Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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Deck and East Railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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Southeast Gear Tower & Control Tower Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The South Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The South Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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Wisconsin Inventory Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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Deck and Gear Tower Looking Northwest Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The Control Tower Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The Plankinton Avenue Bridge The large building on the left is the US Post Office, soon to be abandoned. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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Government Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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East Face As seen from the Plankinton Avenue Bascule Bridge. The large building on the right is the US Post Office, the orange hopper is part of the Harley-Davidson Museum. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over Menomonee River on 6th Street in Milwaukee

Location

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct

Design

Bascule

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Deck width: 58.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.03300, -87.91865   (decimal degrees)
43°01'59" N, 87°55'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/425162/4764888 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Milwaukee

Inventory number

BH 34856 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/2007)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87.7 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

17,500

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 6, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources 

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

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