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Plankinton Avenue Bridge

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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The South Approach

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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BH Photo #116499

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Menomonee River on Plankinton Avenue in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1984
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 187.0 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03260, -87.91245   (decimal degrees)
43°01'57" N, 87°54'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/425666/4764838 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milwaukee
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
8,131
Inventory number
BH 34876 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,048)
Built 1984 (63)
Built during 1980s (688)
Functionally obsolete (6,697)
Have street view (26,371)
Menomonee River (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) (23)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (150)
Milwaukee Movable Bridges (25)
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (99)
Movable (2,913)
Open (39,434)
Owned by city (5,224)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,186)
Steel grate deck (445)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,215)
Wisconsin (1,426)

Update Log 

  • June 17, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • January 28, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 3, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • July 5, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Corrected Misspelling of Plankinton Avenue

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Douglas Butler

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