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16th Street Viaduct

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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Looking North from Pierce Street

The 16th Street Viaduct stretches 8/10 mile across the Menomonee River Valley, crossing streets, railroad tracks, the Menomonee River, industry, a Native American casino and the Hank Aaron State Trail. It was built in 1929 and refurbished in 1986, including a new, wider deck and updated safety features. It continues to be a vital link between the north and south sides of Milwaukee and carries a great deal of both vehicle and pedestrian traffic on a daily basis.

It has 89 main spans in the 18 bridges that comprise the viaduct and an additional 14 spans that form the ramp to Emmber Lane.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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BH Photo #117254

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Girder bridge over Land, Bruce St., Canal St., Mt. Vernon Ave., Menomonee River, CNRR and Hank Aaron State Trail on 16th Street in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1986
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 4,002.2 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
Also called
James E. Groppi Unity Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03000, -87.93300   (decimal degrees)
43°01'48" N, 87°55'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/423989/4764568 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milwaukee
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
12,574
Inventory number
BH 36855 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1929 (1,013)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Girder (10,231)
Have street view (26,929)
Menomonee River (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) (24)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (152)
Milwaukee Movable Bridges (25)
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (100)
Open (39,880)
Owned by city (5,396)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Wisconsin (1,468)

Update Log 

  • March 14, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Street View
  • July 15, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning
  • July 10, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Douglas Butler
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16th Street Viaduct
Posted July 17, 2013, by Douglas Butler (drawbridges [at] lycos [dot] com)

16th street viaduct bascule bridge drawing.

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