Forest Home Cemetery Iron Bridge

Photos 

East Elevation

Looking west on Cleveland Avenue from inside the cemetery fence.

At first glance, this appears to be just another UCEB, with it's poured concrete deck and chain link fence railing, that is, until you take a second look at the railing and balustrades.

The intricate iron work of the original railing and balustrade is truly a work of art, by noted Milwaukee artisan, Cyril Colnik.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008

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BH Photo #122974

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Bridge over Cleveland Avenue on Private Road in Milwaukee

Location

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic, weight restrictions in place

Future prospects

Structurally deficient (as of 10/2006)

History

Built 1932, cast in place concrete

Design

This bridge carries cemetery traffic over Cleveland Avenue, allowing visitors to travel between Forest Home Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery. The bridge is noteworthy for the elegant iron work that depicts a Grecian funeral, created by local artisan, Cyril Colnik.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 74.3 ft.
Total length: 118.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.

Also called

NBI #P40086600000000

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.99582, -87.94300   (decimal degrees)
42°59'45" N, 87°56'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/423132/4760782 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Greendale

Inventory number

BH 37365 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 5, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data
• September 6, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

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

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