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CP - Burnham Bridge

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Photos 

BH Photo #318254

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Bobtail swing Warren through truss bridge over Menomonee River Canal on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Warren through truss bobtail swing bridge
Dimensions
Total length: 237.0 ft.
Also called
CP - Menomonee River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02750, -87.92160   (decimal degrees)
43°01'39" N, 87°55'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/424915/4764280 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milwaukee
Inventory number
BH 60311 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bobtail Swing Bridge (23)
Built 1903 (548)
Built during 1900s (7,013)
Canadian Pacific Railway (521)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (992)
Counterweighted Swing Bridge (6)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (150)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (99)
Movable (2,894)
Navigable waterway (2,128)
Open (38,995)
 Owned by railroad (11,809)
Railroad (14,950)
Riveted (2,139)
Soo Line Railroad (294)
Swing (1,403)
Through truss (14,558)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,166)
Truss (31,966)
Warren through truss (1,586)
Warren truss (6,396)
Wisconsin (1,415)

Update Log 

  • April 11, 2020: New photo from Roger Deschner
  • September 8, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 16, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 16, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • October 20, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Bobtail Swing Bridge"
  • March 19, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: added more common name

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com

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