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Broadway No Longer Goes Through

Catalano Square now blocks Broadway Street from the Broadway Bridge, which is called The Young Street bridge in some circles - although the signage on the bridge still refers to it as the "Broadway Bascule Bridge."

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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The East Face

Notice the signage - it says, "Broadway Bascule Bridge."

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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The South Portal

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The Deck and Control Tower

Looking northwest.

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The Deck and West Railing

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Government Plaque

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The West Face

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The West Side

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Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Broadway Street (WI 32) in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1982
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 267.4 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Also called
Young Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03000, -87.90760   (decimal degrees)
43°01'48" N, 87°54'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/426058/4764545 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Milwaukee
Inventory number
BH 34861 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 71.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
5,800

Categories 

Bascule (445)
Built 1982 (21)
Built during 1980s (214)
Functionally obsolete (5,746)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (77)
Milwaukee Movable Bridges (24)
Milwaukee River (19)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (47)
Movable (858)
Navigable waterway (1,260)
Open (21,980)
Owned by city (1,996)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,036)
Steel grate deck (356)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,169)
WI 32 (7)
Wisconsin (464)

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