27th Street Viaduct

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The North Portal

Looking south across the viaduct. Four viaducts cross the Menomonee Valley north to south at 6th Street, 16th Street, 27th Street and 35th Street. The Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue) viaduct crossed the river east-west just a few blocks north and west of here. Just one block north of that viaduct, a streetcar trestle, called the Wells Street Viaduct, carried street car tracks across the valley on the route to Waukesha.

Something like the 16th Street Viaduct, five separate bridges comprise the 27th St. viaduct. The original viaduct, built in 1929, was torn down to be replaced by this viaduct in 1981.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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BH Photo #117500

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Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over CNRR, Canal Street, Menomonee River, I-94 on Wis 57: N 27th Street and S. Layton Blvd in Milwaukee

Location

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1981; Replaced original 1929 Viaduct

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 2,664.5 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 62.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.03095, -87.94780   (decimal degrees)
43°01'51" N, 87°56'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/422784/4764687 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Milwaukee

Inventory number

BH 36871 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2015)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 96.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

33,364

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 15, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

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

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