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The east approach

This is how you see the bridge as you leave the cemetery. It appears that there is a causeway that was poured between the Grove Street Bridges across a backwater of the Oconomowoc River.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The deck and north railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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Wisconsin Surveyor's Marker

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The west approach

This is the entrance to the La Belle Cemetery. The gates close at dusk.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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Wisconsin ID Plaque

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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Oblique View

The south side of the bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Oconomowoc River - West Channel on Grove Street in Oconomowoc
Location
Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1997
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called
La Belle Cemetery Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.11304, -88.48885   (decimal degrees)
43°06'47" N, 88°29'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 36382 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
50

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Built 1917 (288)
Built during 1910s (3,558)
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (7)
Open (21,590)
Owned by city (1,879)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,042)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,254)
Waukesha County, Wisconsin (14)
Wisconsin (352)

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