US 41/45 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass
Photos
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The East Side This is the first cable-stayed bridge built in the United States. It is a pedestrian/bicycle bridge that carries Water Street across US 41/45 in Menomonee Falls. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Oblique View - West Face US 41/45 runs in a southeast to northwest direction here. The bridge runs north to south across the freeway. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The North Tower The bridge was built in 1970 and is showing 38 years of wear. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The North Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Deck It's quite a hike to the top of the arc from either direction. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Cable Mount Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Facts
- Overview
- Cable-stayed bridge over US 41-US 45 on Water St. in Menomonee Falls
- Location
- Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to pedestrians/bicycles
- History
- Built 1970; First Cable-stayed bridge built in the United States
- Design
- Cable-stayed
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 216.9 ft.
Total length: 363.9 ft.
Deck width: 8 ft.
- Also called
- Menomonee Falls Skyway
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.18765, -88.11327 (decimal degrees)
43°11'16" N, 88°06'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/409535/4782254 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Menomonee Falls
- Inventory number
- BH 36932 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 70,260
Update Log
- June 25, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to "First of its kind" category - first cable-stayed bridge in the United States
- July 26, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- North American Cable-Stayed Bridge Registry - An interactive listing of cable-stayed bridges maintained by John Weeks.
- State of Wisconsin DOT Bridge Guide, Chapter 37 - Page 2 of this PDF document describes this bridge as the first cable-stayed bridge built in the United States.
Comments
Maybe we could say this is the oldest of the "Modern Cable-stayed spans".............and besides.........
......."Can't we all just get along?!?!?!?!"
Does anybody remember those t-shirts that showed the Texas flag superimposed on an outline of Wisconsin? It read "Don't mess with Wisconsin either"
Makes for some good natured "badgering"!
You can always tell a Texan, but you can't tell 'em much. I never claimed it was the first one - the State of Wisconsin DOT makes the claim. You'll please notice that I even provided a link to their documentation, in case you want to take up the argument with them. Don't blame me - I just report 'em.
J.R. Manning appears to have found his information from WisDOT. However, the WisDOT information is obviously incorrect. Texas clearly has a bit of an edge on early cable stayed bridges.
First cable-stayed bridge in the United States? I think that Mr. Manning might be messin' with Texas here!
I believe this bridge was built by Tubesing Construction in Brookfield, WI. The company was owned and operated by Robert Tubesing.