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Milwaukee River Bridge (Old)

Washington County, Wisconsin

Photos 

Lost - note the dam to the south of the span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

BH Photo #110915

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Milwaukee River on CTH MY in Newburg
Location
Newburg, Washington County, Wisconsin
Status
Demolished - Replaced by a UCEB
History
Built 1929, Replaced 2003
Builder
- Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.3 ft.
Total length: 152.6 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.43411, -88.04902   (decimal degrees)
43°26'03" N, 88°02'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/415100/4809558 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newburg
Inventory number
BH 34900 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1929 (1,091)
Built during 1920s (10,471)
Functionally obsolete (5,569)
Have street view (30,595)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 2003 (561)
Lost during 2000s (4,480)
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works (73)
Milwaukee River (45)
Newburg, Wisconsin (2)
 Owned by county (22,056)
Parker through truss (1,458)
Parker truss (1,858)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Through truss (19,326)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,504)
Truss (38,718)
Washington County, Wisconsin (25)
Wisconsin (1,809)

Update Log 

  • August 15, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • August 15, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • February 17, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS Coordinates per To-Do List
  • December 14, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to Lost Category
  • March 10, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated historical data
  • February 3, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

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