Photos
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South Face This is the original 10 span bridge that carried Wisconsin Avenue over the Menomonee Valley. It was replaced with a new 8 span arch viaduct in 1993.
The lower bridge carried Bluemound Road. It has been replaced by an UCEB. From the collections of the Milwaukee Public Museum, used with permission |
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Same View, July 2008 The lower bridge carried Bluemound Road. It has been replaced by an UCEB that is hidden by the underbrush. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Oblique View North Side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Underneath Looking east. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The West Abutment The street is N 44th St. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The South Face Looking west. The lower bridge in the foreground is the UCEB that replaced the arch bridge, seen in the historical photo, that carries Bluemound Road. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Typical Arch Looking east. Bluemound Road continues up the ramp and merges into eastbound Wisconsin Avenue at the east portal of the bridge. To the left is a truck parking and staging area for Miller Brewing. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Looking North Looking north into Miller Valley.
The residential area in this part of the Menomonee Valley is known as Pigsville. It was formed by mostly Slavic immigrants and took its name from a pig farm that was on the west side of the river in the 19th Century. It is a well maintained neighborhood. Just to the south, and west (behind and to the left) of the camera position were several quarries. The most famous, owned by the Story family, is now the location of the north parking lot of Miller Park. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The East Abutment The stairway leads up to the viaduct's pedestrian walkway. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Deck Looking west. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Government Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The West Portal The government plaque, shown above, is mounted on the northwest pillar, seen on the left. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The South Face of the Old Bridge Looking northeast across Pigsville. On the right edge of the photo is the new UCEB that carries Bluemound Road across the CNRR and into the Menomonee Valley.
The homes were demolished with the old bridge, to make room for the new bridge. HAER Photo 1987 |
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South Face Detail More of the Pigsville homes that were destroyed when the new bridge was built. HAER Photo 1987 |
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Menomonee River Looking northwest. HAER Photo 1987 |
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Same view, 2008 The new arch over the Menomonee River, looking northwest. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Looking East The viewpoint is the road that led down to the now-destroyed homes. The third arch in the view, just beyond the railing, is the truck parking and staging area shown above. HAER Photo 1987 |
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Oblique View, Looking West Bluemound Road comes up from the valley and merges into eastbound Wisconsin Avenue, just to the right of the camera position. HAER Photo 1987 |
Facts
- Overview
- Arch bridge over N 44th Street, CNRR, Menomonee River, N 39th Street, Miller Brewing Co. on US 18/W Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1993, Replaced 10 span open spandrel arch viaduct
- Builder
- - Lunda Construction Co.
- Design
- Arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 1,457.4 ft.
Deck width: 58.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.03880, -87.96655 (decimal degrees)
43°02'20" N, 87°57'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/421267/4765576 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 36928 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 06/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 14,970
Update Log
- July 28, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning
- July 27, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
- July 24, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Lunda Construction Company - Description of the bridge project.
- Structurae International Database and Gallery of Structures. - Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct entry on Structurae.