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The east portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The deck and northern parepet

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The south face

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The deck and north parapet wall

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The south face

The bridge also crosses an unnamed creek.

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The north face

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The south face

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Arch detail 1

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Arch detail 2

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The unnamed creek

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Vliet Street Bridge

Not really a bridge as much as an underground entrance for the unnamed creek. This arch serves to allow the creek to go underground.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

Map

Vicinity map

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The Washington Highlands

Written by J.R. Manning

This bridge is just one component of one of the first planned "Garden Communities." Designed in 1916, the roads were planned to discourage through traffic, yet allow easy access for residents and for lots of park land. The roads were designed to follow the contours of the existing land rather than to try level the area.

From 1870 to 1910 and the development of the Washington Highlands, this was the farm of Captain Frederick Pabst. It was here The Captain raised stock and hops for his Pabst Brewery. (His beer would go on to win the Blue Ribbon at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and become known as "That Blue Ribbon Beer.")

Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Martha Washington Drive on W. Washington Blvd. in Wauwatosa
Location: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1964
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.4 ft.
Total length: 63.7 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.05900, -87.99100 (decimal degrees)
43°03'32" N, 87°59'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 34882 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 3,200

Update Log

March 16, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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