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6th Street South Bascule Bridge

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Photos 

The West Face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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BH Photo #116567

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over South Menomonee River Canal on 6th Street in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 133.9 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Deck width: 58.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02940, -87.91820   (decimal degrees)
43°01'46" N, 87°55'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/425194/4764488 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milwaukee
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
17,978
Inventory number
BH 36809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 90.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bascule (1,064)
Built 2002 (71)
Built during 2000s (674)
Have street view (26,956)
Menomonee River (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) (24)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (152)
Milwaukee Movable Bridges (25)
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (100)
Movable (2,975)
Open (39,897)
Owned by city (5,404)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,227)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,272)
Wisconsin (1,472)

Update Log 

  • August 30, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • June 11, 2013: New photo from J.R. Manning
  • July 6, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Douglas Butler
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Comments 

6th Street South Bascule Bridge
Posted June 11, 2013, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Yikes! This is what passes for a bascule bridge in the 21st Century? Wasn't sure if that was a bridge tender house or an air traffic control tower.