Photos
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The North Side As seen from the Kilbourn Avenue bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Oblique View Looking Southeast. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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The West Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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The Lift Deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Government Plaque & Design Award Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Control Tower Looking northeast. The building is a former electric company powerhouse, now converted to a facility called the Powerhouse Theater. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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The South Face At the time this bridge was built, this reporter was employed on the ground floor of the brown building, right on the river, able to watch the entire project. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Wells Street (Eastbound US 18) in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1985
- Builder
- - Edward Kraemer & Sons
- Design
- Vertical lift
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Deck width: 49.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.04000, -87.91333 (decimal degrees)
43°02'24" N, 87°54'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/425603/4765661 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 34860 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 04/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 13,590