Photos
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Oblique View Looking Southeast This is the restored Kilbourn Avenue Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Northwest Control House Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The North Face Note Milwaukee's signature "Harp Lights" lining the riverwalk. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Barrel Shot Looking East Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Oblique View, Looking Northeast Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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South Elevation As seen from the Wells Street Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Riverwalk Much of the riverwalk is, in fact, a long bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Restored Government Plaque The green patina, caused by decades of smoke from coal-fired power plants, has (mostly) been removed. In another photo, the smaller of two domes on City Hall can be seen, still sporting its green patina on the copper sheathing. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Restored Balustrades This is on the southeast end of the bridge. Compare this photo to the missing ballustrades of this same railing. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The North Side The Kilbourn Avenue bridge is under renovation. The importance of this bridge is evidenced by the four control towers, the ornate deign and the fact the street was named after one of the three founding fathers of Milwaukee. The renovation is scheduled for completion in Fall 2008. No, the sky is not pink in Milwaukee and I promise I will have a new camera to document this bridge when the renovation is complete. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Government Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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The Northeast Control Tower Note the urn balustrades in the rail to the left of the tower. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Deck, Looking Northwest Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The East Construction Site Note the green wash below the warning bell on the face of the southeast control tower. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Restored Bell Southeast control house. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Restored and Modern Plaques The restored 1929 plaque on the northeast control house along with the 2008 restoration plaque. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The East Leaf Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Mating Joint Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The Southeast Control Tower It looks like the south side urn railing matching to the north side of the street did not fare as well. It will be interesting to see what replaces it. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Deck, Looking Southeast Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The east leaf Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Public Art Northwest control house. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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Note the clear view of the gearing under the deck. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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Railing and Northeast Control House Note the dome in the upper right edge of the photo. This is the smaller of two turrets on City Hall, this one still sports its green patina on the copper clad dome. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
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The South Side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008 |
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North Elevation Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open after restoration
- History
- Built 1929; rehabilitated 1972; restored 2008
- Builders
- - Edward E. Gillen Co.
- Edward Kraemer & Sons (2008 Renovation)
- Milwaukee Bridge Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 141.1 ft.
Total length: 165.0 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.04181, -87.91245 (decimal degrees)
43°02'31" N, 87°54'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/425677/4765861 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 34847 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 09/2006)
- Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 11,400
Update Log
- April 19, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning
- March 26, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Status
- August 16, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Builder
- June 30, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Mead & Hunt Media Release - A description of the Kilbourn Avenue Bascule Bridge restoration.