Rating:
2 votes

Oak Creek Parkway Bridge

Photos 

Deck and North Railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008

BH Photo #115977

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Oak Creek on Oak Creek Parkway in South Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Design
Closed-spandrel concrete arch with stone facing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.91223, -87.85232   (decimal degrees)
42°54'44" N, 87°51'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/430429/4751420 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
South Milwaukee
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
1,762
Inventory number
BH 34872 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,942)
Built 1931 (994)
Built during 1930s (12,361)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,365)
Deck arch (12,153)
Lannon Stone (29)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (162)
Open (41,564)
Owned by county (22,056)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,529)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,729)
Wisconsin (1,809)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources 

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