CMStPP RR Kinnickinnic River Swing Bridge
Photos
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Still Very Active A CNRR northbound freight crosses the bridge. Although it doesn't make river openings anymore, the bridge carries a great deal of rail traffic every day. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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A panorama through the magic of digital photography Looking west from the Kinnickinnic Avenue Bascule Bridge. Just under the deck, you can see, in the distance the 1st Street Bridge and on the right side of the channel, a pier from another railroad bridge that was removed. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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East Side As seen from the Kinnickinnic Bascule Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Swing Mechanism Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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West Side As seen from the 1st Street Bridge. To the left side of the photo, in front of the subject bridge, is a piling from a removed bridge that was part of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. The bridge in the distance is the Kinnickinnic Avenue Bascule Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
No longer in operation
Written by J.R. ManningThe Canadian National petitioned the Coast Guard in 2003 to leave the bridge in a closed position, unmanned, because the last time there was a call to open the bridge was June 13, 1997. At the time of the petition, there were no active marine operations west of the bridge that would require opening it.
The Coast Guard does hold the right to call for the bridge to be operational with 12 months notice.
A bridge immediately to the west, that was part of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, has been removed.
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Burnham Canal, Kinnickinnic River on Canadian National Railroad in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Design
- Through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.00825, -87.90885 (decimal degrees)
43°00'30" N, 87°54'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/425930/4762131 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 36733 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 10, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning
- June 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
- June 25, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
- June 24, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning