Reiman Bridge

Photos 

Barrel Shot Looking East

In the background, at the other end of the bridge, is the Burke Breise Soleil, a giant sunshade that protects the Quadracci Pavillion below. This was all designed by the internationally famous Santiago Calatrava.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Cable-stayed bridge over Lincoln Memorial Drive; Cudahy Gardens on Pedestrian Walkway in Milwaukee

Location

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 2001 as part of the Burke Brise Soleil

Builder

- Santiago Calatrava of Benimàmet, Valencia, Spain (Designer)

Design

Cable-stayed

Dimensions

Total length: 280.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.03935, -87.89795   (decimal degrees)
43°02'22" N, 87°53'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/426856/4765575 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Milwaukee

Inventory number

BH 37323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 19, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
• August 27, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Milwaukee Art Museum Architecture Page - A description of the Santiago Calatrava designed addition to the museum and the bridge that links it to Wisconsin Avenue.
• Nicolas Janberg's Structurae - The Reiman Bridge page of Structurae
• Wikipedia
• Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net

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