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East Elevation

The Yahara River is a tributary of the Rock River that flows from a source in the north part of Dane County. It feeds the five lakes in the chain that surround Madison. The most famous of the lakes are Menona and Mendota, that are separated by the isthmus that holds the City of Madison. Lake Monona is the site of the plane crash that killed Otis Redding on December 10, 1967. Several vehicle, bicycle/pedestrian and railway bridges cross the Yahara River between Monona and Mendota.

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South Approach

Johnson Street runs parallel to Washtington Street along the isthmus, but while Washington Street leads directly to the capital, Johnson Street carries traffic away from the University of Wisconsin campus. About two blocks south of this bridge, Johnson Streen becomes one-way northeast while Gorham Street is one-way southwest.

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Barrel Shot Looking North

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Deck Looking North

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Oblique View Looking North

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The Arch Over the Yahara River, East Side

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The Arch Over the Yahara River, West Side

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Oblique View Looking Northeast

The severe difference in stone color indicates that the tunnel over the Yahara River Bike Path was added recently.

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Parapet Wall Detail

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Deck Looking South

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Barrel Shot Looking Southwest

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Overall View Looking North

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Yahara River on E. Johnson Street in Madison
Location
Dane County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.6 ft.
Total length: 91.9 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Inventory number
BH 34729 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 11.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
33,500

Categories 

Arch (7,665)
Built 1925 (685)
Built during 1920s (4,729)
Dane County, Wisconsin (18)
Deck arch (6,749)
Open (21,979)
Owned by city (1,996)
Span length 50-75 feet (4,748)
Structurally deficient (12,027)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,392)
Wisconsin (464)

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Johnson Street Bridge
Posted September 21, 2008, by Carolyn (susorcar [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Ha! I used to live a block away from this bridge too, at the Camelot Apts. Great neighborhood(or was-now?)!