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UP - Oak Creek Parkway Overpass

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Photos 

The West Approach

The bridge crosses Oak Creek and the Oak Creek Parkway.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008

BH Photo #115965

Map 

View Uglybridges.com report

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Oak Creek and Oak Creek Parkway on Union Pacific Railroad in South Milwaukee
Location
South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Total length: 78.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.92345, -87.86402   (decimal degrees)
42°55'24" N, 87°51'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/429487/4752676 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
South Milwaukee
Inventory number
BH 34873 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
1,500

Categories 

Arch (11,154)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,090)
Deck arch (10,397)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (146)
Open (36,371)
Owned by railroad (9,750)
 Railroad (13,044)
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin (4)
Stone arch (2,637)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,896)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,906)
Wisconsin (1,218)

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 22, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Railroad Data
  • June 26, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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