Appleton WI Milwaukee Road Swing Bridge

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Milwaukee Road Swing Bridge

Milwaukee Road Swing Bridge. The high-level bridge in the background is the old Memorial Drive bridge, since replaced.

Photo from Appleton Historical Society

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BH Photo #457493

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on Milwaukee Road R.R.

Location

Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Status

Demolished

Railroad

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)

Design

Through truss swing

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.25234, -88.41610   (decimal degrees)
44°15'08" N, 88°24'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/386947/4900874 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

735 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 86871 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• October 12, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 9, 2019: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Added map location
• October 8, 2019: New photo from Robert Thompson

Sources 

• Robert Thompson
• Geoff Hubbs
• Douglas Butler

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