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Monroe Street Bridge

Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

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Monroe Street Bridge

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Photo from Sheboygan County Historical Research Center

View this photo at sheboyganpress.com

BH Photo #516610

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sheboygan River on Monroe Street
Location
Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1888
Builder
- Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Also called
Bridge Street Bridge
Lower Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.72908, -87.81038   (decimal degrees)
43°43'45" N, 87°48'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/434733/4842102 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 96363 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,086)
8-panel truss (590)
Built 1888 (256)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Cresting (57)
Finials (125)
Lost (30,054)
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works (70)
One-lane traffic (8,004)
Owned by city (6,160)
 Pin-connected (5,065)
Pratt through truss (6,232)
Pratt truss (10,545)
Replaced by new bridge (20,456)
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (27)
Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin (4)
Sheboygan River (8)
Through truss (17,898)
Truss (36,815)
Wisconsin (1,722)

Update Log 

  • April 4, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added categories "8-panel truss", "One-lane traffic", "Pin-connected", "Wooden deck"
  • April 4, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 3, 2022: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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