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The West Face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

Overview: Double leaf bascule bridge over Root River on N. Main Street (WI 32) in Racine
Location: Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1996; Replaced a bascule bridge built in 1928
Builder: - Lunda Construction Co.
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 168.0 ft.
Total length: 290.0 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.73380, -87.78450 (decimal degrees)
42°44'02" N, 87°47'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/435781/4731552 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Racine South
Inventory number: BH 34919 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 13,300

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Lunda Construction Company - Description of the bridge project.
Structurae International Database and Gallery of Structures - Main Street Bascule Bridge entry on Structurae.
Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net