Juneau Avenue Bridge

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The South Face

When I was growing up in the Milwaukee area, hardly anyone considered recreational boating in the Milwaukee River, let alone, kayaking. Great strides have been made here to make the river a vital asset to the city.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee

Location

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

Future prospects

Slated for demolition and replacement under Design Build project #2653-03-71 Under Obama Recovery TIGER Grant

History

Built 1953

Design

Double Leaf Deck Plate Girder Bascule

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.04580, -87.91356   (decimal degrees)
43°02'45" N, 87°54'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/425592/4766305 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Milwaukee

Inventory numbers

P-40-0880
B-40-757
BH 34881 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2010)

Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

14,200

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Update Log 

• March 10, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
• July 5, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning
• June 30, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

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

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