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The South Face This is a single leaf bascule bridge. The approach span, behind the control tower, crosses Wisconsin Avenue. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Shoop Building The postcard image is from the State Street Bascule bridge from many years ago. The turret is gone from the Shoop Building, so is the bridge. Note the overhead spans on the bridge that carry the catenary for streetcars.
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The Same View Today Well, more or less. Note the sign, above the one that says, "Stop Here On Red" that proclaims that this is the Airborne Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Looking East This postcard appears to be from between 1910-1915. Note the streetcar and catenary carried by the overheads on the bridge.
From the collection of Todd Wallace, used with permission. |
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The West Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Deck Looking Northeast. The Main Street Bascule is just to the left, out of sight in this photo. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The East Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The North Side The Main Street Bridge is just to the left of the camera. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Airborne Memorial Bridge Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Single span bascule bridge over Root River on State Street (WI 38) in Racine
- Location
- Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1988
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 110.2 ft.
Total length: 292.7 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
- Also called
- Airborne Memorial Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.73167, -87.78595 (decimal degrees)
42°43'54" N, 87°47'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/435660/4731317 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Racine South
- Inventory number
- BH 34920 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 11/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 10,600
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Racine History - Todd Wallace has put together an interesting website full of memories and historical data of this city on the west coast of Lake Michigan.