Photos
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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 |
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The deck and west railing Note the hand cut railings. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Dam and Lagoon The landscaping here was all performed by the CCC. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Through the rails The dam and lagoon. This is just south of the drive to the Boerner Botanical Gardens. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Oblique View Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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The west face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
Facts
- 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
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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 09/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 175
Sources
- 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