Honey Creek Bridge (Wisconsin Avenue)
Photos
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Oblique View Looking southwest.
This is another Milwaukee County Park structure, built in the depression era, using Lannon Stone for cladding and parapet walls. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The north parapet wall Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The south parapet wall Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The south face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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East approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The south parapet wall The original Lannon Stone caps are still in good shape, but the concrete replacement caps are not holding up so well. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The south face Note the curve of the parapet wall. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The west approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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Lannon Stone Home Lannon Stone is a very popular material for building in the greater Milwaukee area. (See the Highland Avenue Bridge in Ozaukee County for more information about Lannon Stone.) Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
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The north face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Stringer bridge over Honey Creek on West Wisconsin Av in Wauwatosa
- Location
- Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1934
- Design
- Stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 29.9 ft.
Deck width: 40.4 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.03875, -88.01255 (decimal degrees)
43°02'20" N, 88°00'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/417520/4765615 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Wauwatosa
- Inventory number
- BH 36443 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 01/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 9,200
Update Log
- April 6, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added bridge to new category, Lannon Stone
- March 29, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning