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Fox River Bridge

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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East Elevation

As seen from the Oregon Street Bascule Bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2009

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BH Photo #139468

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on WI 44 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Oshkosh
Location
Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1939; Replaced October 11, 2008
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 79.1 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.01833, -88.55000   (decimal degrees)
44°01'06" N, 88°32'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/375767/4875076 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oshkosh
Inventory number
BH 34972 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,104)
Built 1939 (814)
Built during 1930s (12,248)
Fox River (to Green Bay, WI) (52)
Have street view (29,918)
Lost (30,065)
Lost 2008 (377)
Lost during 2000s (4,442)
Movable (3,157)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
 Oshkosh, Wisconsin (14)
Owned by city (6,160)
Replaced by new bridge (20,462)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,733)
Steel grate deck (472)
Structurally deficient (12,753)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,518)
Winnebago County, Wisconsin (42)
Wisconsin (1,722)

Update Log 

  • November 30, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • May 8, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 2, 2009: New photos from Robert Thompson
  • June 6, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Status
  • May 1, 2009: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Robert Thompson
  • Douglas Butler

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