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27th Street Viaduct (Old)

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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27th Street Viaduct (Old)

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BH Photo #515745

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Menomonee Valley on 27th Street
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1910
Design
Warren deck truss with all verticals
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03041, -87.94774   (decimal degrees)
43°01'49" N, 87°56'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/422788/4764627 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95931 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,214)
Built during 1910s (10,014)
Deck truss (1,940)
Lost (29,036)
Lost 1979 (103)
Lost during 1970s (971)
Menomonee River (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) (25)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (157)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (105)
 Owned by city (6,109)
Replaced by new bridge (19,738)
Riveted (2,565)
Truss (35,919)
Warren deck truss (674)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (121)
Warren truss (7,038)
Wisconsin (1,712)

Update Log 

  • January 16, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type and category "Riveted"
  • January 16, 2022: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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