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The South Approach

It's a parkway, in a park, but there's no parking?

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008

Overview: Bridge over Branch of Root River on Lrd Whitnall Park in Hales Corners
Location: Hales Corners, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934 by the CCC
Builder: - Civilian Conservation Corps
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 24.6 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.93096, -88.02981 (decimal degrees)
42°55'51" N, 88°01'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/415967/4753662 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Hales Corners
Inventory number: BH 36755 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 175

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Milwaukee County Parks - History of Whitnall Park and Boerner Botanical Gardens
Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens - History of the park and the gardens as presented by supporters