Whitnall Park Bridge (West)

Photos 

The Northwest Face

There are a pair of bridges at this location, as a trangle intersection crosses a branch of the Root River here, at the west entrance to the park. The other bridge is just to the left of the parked car.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Root River on Whitnall Park in Hales Corners

Location

Hales Corners, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1933

Builder

- Civilian Conservation Corps

Design

Closed-spandrel concrete arch with stone facing

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 22.0 ft.
Total length: 27.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.93469, -88.04620   (decimal degrees)
42°56'05" N, 88°02'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/414635/4754093 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Hales Corners

Inventory number

BH 34886 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 09/2012)

Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.8 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1980)

8,500

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 26, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens - History of the park and the gardens as presented by supporters
• Milwaukee County Parks - History of Whitnall Park and Boerner Botanical Gardens

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