Photos
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The West Side As seen from Riverside Park. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Oblique View, West Side This is a beautiful bridge that is need of some serious help. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The Deck and East Railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Railing Detail Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The Balustrades The balustrades are the neoclassical design, commonly referred to as "urns." Note the concrete broken away from the base of the paparpet wall. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Missing Urn The neoclassical balustrades are troublesome because they have one central rebar. When damaged and the rebar is exposed, it quickly rusts and often fails. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The west pedestrian walkway Note the steel guardrail attached to the parapet wall. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Barrel View Looking north. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Oblique view, east side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The east pedestrian walkway Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Balustrade and rail detail Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Another damaged urn Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The deck and west railing The smokestack in the distance is the GM Assembly plant that closed in December 22, 2008, putting nearly 1,200 people out of work. At the time of its closing, it was GM's oldest assembly plant. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Barrel View, Looking South Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Rock River on South Jackson Street in Janesville
- Location
- Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- $6,356,000.00 has been earmarked in the stimulus bill to replace this bridge.
- History
- Built 1918
- Builders
- - C.V. Kerch
- Wausau Iron Works
- Design
- Six-span, filled spandrel, reinforced concrete, continuous span deck arch. Each arch is 54 feet in length with a 7 foot rise. Neoclassical design is incorporated into the balustrades, paneling of the spandrel walls and pier faces.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 382.9 ft.
Deck width: 38.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.67050, -89.01775 (decimal degrees)
42°40'14" N, 89°01'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/334657/4726199 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Janesville West
- Inventory number
- BH 34928 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 09/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 57.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 7,600
Update Log
- March 27, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated future prospects - this bridge appears to be doomed
- August 9, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Description and added GPS coordinates
- August 8, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning