Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Honey Creek Bridge (Wisconsin Avenue)

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Oblique View

Looking southwest.

This is another Milwaukee County Park structure, built in the depression era, using Lannon Stone for cladding and parapet walls.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The north parapet wall

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The south parapet wall

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The south face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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East approach

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The south parapet wall

The original Lannon Stone caps are still in good shape, but the concrete replacement caps are not holding up so well.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The south face

Note the curve of the parapet wall.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The west approach

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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Lannon Stone Home

Lannon Stone is a very popular material for building in the greater Milwaukee area. (See the Highland Avenue Bridge in Ozaukee County for more information about Lannon Stone.)

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

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The north face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2008

Map

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Facts

Overview: Stringer bridge over Honey Creek on West Wisconsin Av in Wauwatosa
Location: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934
Design: Stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 29.9 ft.
Deck width: 40.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.03875, -88.01255 (decimal degrees)
43°02'20" N, 88°00'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/417520/4765615 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wauwatosa
Inventory number: BH 36443 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 9,200

Update Log

April 6, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added bridge to new category, Lannon Stone
March 29, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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