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Becher Place C&NW Bridge
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Description
A unique pony plate girder bridge that stands out amongst the many other pony plate girder bridges in this area. The gentle arch shape of the plate girder parapets gives the bridge a pleasant appearance, enhanced by being framed with Art Deco style pylons that mask the abutments and footings. Each pylon carries a logo of the City of West Allis.The bridge carries the railroad over an extension of Becher Street that connects the heavily industrialized Burnham Street with the residential Becher Street. It also acts as a gateway between the industrial area from the quiet residences where many of the employees of those industries live(d), including the Juneau Highlands Residential Historic District.
Facts
- Overview
- Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Becher Place on UPRR (Formerly C&NW)
- Location
- West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1949
- Builder
- - City of West Allis
- Design
- Pony/through plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.00877, -87.99277 (decimal degrees)
43°00'32" N, 87°59'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/419092/4762266 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 49158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 6,660
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
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