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C&NW Kinnickinnic River Bridge
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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
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
- Bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly C&NW Madison Division)
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Also called
- KK Madison 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)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 44959 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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.
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