Historic Bridges of the U.S. | 6th Street North Bascule Bridge

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The East Face

As seen from the Post Office bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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The North Approach

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Deck and East Railing

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Southeast Gear Tower & Control Tower

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The South Approach

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The South Approach

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Wisconsin Inventory Plaque

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Deck and Gear Tower

Looking Northwest

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The Control Tower

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The Plankinton Avenue Bridge

The large building on the left is the US Post Office, soon to be abandoned.

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Government Plaque

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East Face

As seen from the Plankinton Avenue Bascule Bridge. The large building on the right is the US Post Office, the orange hopper is part of the Harley-Davidson Museum.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Bascule bridge over Menomonee River on 6th Street in Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Deck width: 58.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.03300, -87.91865 (decimal degrees)
43°01'59" N, 87°55'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 34856 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 17,500

Update Log

July 6, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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