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Fourth Street Bridge

Racine County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Fourth Street Bridge

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #470210

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Root River on Fourth Street
Location
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1887; closed to vehicles in 1936; removed in 1961
Builder
- Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.72905, -87.78530   (decimal degrees)
42°43'45" N, 87°47'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/435710/4731026 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89005 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,803)
Built 1887 (262)
Built during 1880s (2,425)
Lost (32,326)
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works (73)
Movable (3,195)
 Racine County, Wisconsin (28)
Racine, Wisconsin (16)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,330)
Truss (38,723)
Wisconsin (1,809)

Update Log 

  • October 25, 2020: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • April 15, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Douglas Butler

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