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St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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The East Approach

The arch welcomes visitors to Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, which they enter by crossing this bridge, towards this position.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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BH Photo #116491

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Milwaukee River on St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1966
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 71.9 ft.
Total length: 252.0 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03475, -87.91000   (decimal degrees)
43°02'05" N, 87°54'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/425868/4765075 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milwaukee
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
12,822
Inventory number
BH 36805 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1966 (170)
Built during 1960s (2,198)
Functionally obsolete (5,569)
Have street view (30,595)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (162)
Milwaukee Movable Bridges (25)
Milwaukee River (45)
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (109)
Open (41,564)
Owned by city (6,316)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,746)
Vertical lift (431)
Wisconsin (1,809)

Update Log 

  • May 16, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 7, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • October 12, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 28, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 5, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Douglas Butler

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