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UP - KK Wisconsin Bridge
Photos
Long Distance View
All these photos were taken with telephoto glass to remain on public property.
The sign above the portal reads "KK RIVER BRIDGE" or, at least, it did before several of the letters fell off. Today, it says. "K RIV R BR DGE"
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010
BH Photo #163320
Description
Heading south from the Chicago & Northwestern Depot in Milwaukee, the double-track mainline crossed the Milwaukee River on the C&NW Milwaukee River Bridge, the largest swing bridge on the Milwaukee River. The line then split with one division going to Chicago. The other, the Madison Division, headed west but not before it crossed the Kinnickinnic River, on this bridge, to Jones Island.Today, the bridge is (apparently) used sporadically and it appears to parked in the open position. It is surrounded by private property and is very difficult to shoot.
According to Don's Depot, the bridge was controlled from a tower on the top of the bridge. Don says the bridge was referred to as the KK Madison bridge because there was a KK River Bridge on the main line. (That bridge no longer exists.)
Facts
- Overview
- Quadrangular Through Truss Swing Bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Union Pacific Railroad
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 200ft upriver in 1880; Relocated here 1898 & widened.
- Railroads
- - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Design
- Quadrangular lattice through truss
- Dimensions
-
Span length: 240.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
- Also called
- CNW - KK Wisconsin Bridge Bridge
CNW - Kinnickinnic River Bridge
UP - Kinnickinnic River Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.01360, -87.90422 (decimal degrees)
43°00'49" N, 87°54'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/426314/4762721 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 44959 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 30, 2016: Updated by Luke: Noted relocation
- June 7, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
- August 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Railroad"
- April 21, 2010: Added by J.R. Manning
Related Bridges
- CNW - KK Madison Bridge (Older) (Parts reused from)
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Don's Depot - Don Ross' collection of photos and info from his many years as an employee of the C&NW.
- Douglas Butler
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Luke
- Water & Sewage Works, Volume 45 - Book
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shot this bridge over the weekend and you can look at my portfolio
https://alliedunn.smugmug.com/KK-Wisconsin-Railroad-Bridge/