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Holton Street Bridge (Old)
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Holton Avenue bridge
Folding lift bascule bridge designed by William Harmam
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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BH Photo #309647
Description
This folding lift bascule bridge was designed by William Harman few were constructed in the early century example one in Chicago Illinois, they no longer constructed.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Milwaukee River on Holton Street
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1894; Replaced 19XX
- Builders
- - Milwaukee Bridge Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Fabricator)
- Shailer & Schniglau Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Design)
- William Harman (Lift Type Designer)
- Design
- Deck plate girder folding lift bascule
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.05418, -87.90428 (decimal degrees)
43°03'15" N, 87°54'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/426358/4767228 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 64488 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 30, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builders
- November 30, 2016: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
- December 9, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler