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The west side

I am not entirely sure this is the subject bridge, however, this king post truss is the only truss bridge that crosses Sauk Creek in Ozaukee County. Sauk Creek drains into the Port Washington Harbor, which is part of Lake Michigan.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The south portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The east side

There is a condominium complex on the north shore of Sauk Creek. There is no access to the pier from the condo campus, nor to this bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The deck

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Oblique view

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Keep off the grass? No Smoking? Who knows?

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Truss detail

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Entrance to WE Energies Port Washington Power Plant

I cannot confirm if this bridge belongs to the City of Port Washington or to WE Energies. The power plant is located on the south shore of Sauk Creek. The bridge allows access to the edge of the harbor and is used primarily by anglers who cast off the edge of a pier that, in the past, supplied the power plant with coal. (The plant has been rebuilt as a natural gas plant.)

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sauk Creek on Acess Road in Port Washington
Location: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1925
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.4 ft.
Total length: 42.3 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Inventory number: BH 34902 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 1

Update Log

February 3, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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Sauk Creek Bridge

Posted February 3, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This bridge can be seen in a 1935 photograph that is part of a magazine article that can be found at http://www.wepowerthefuture.com/wepowernews/news_20050731_topplant.pdf

There is a flat slab bridge just to the west of this King post truss that carries Wisconsin Street across Sauk Creek. If the King post truss shown in these photos is not the original bridge captioned here, this flat slab might have replaced the original subject bridge. There is evidence on the abutments that an older bridge was here prior to the slab.

I have not been able to locate any other spans that cross Sauk Creek.