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Overview, looking northwest

This is the (north) western-most automobile bridge on the Madison isthmus that crosses the Yahara River. There are also three pedestrian/bicycle crossings and two active railroad crossing.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2008

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The east face

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Deck Looking North

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Railing Detail

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Deck Looking South

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West Face

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Date Block

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Historical Plaque

The plaque tells the story better than I can.

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Yahara River Lock

The lock allows boat traffic to use the Yahara River to travel between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. Lake Mendota is maintained at a level 4'9" higher than Lake Monona. 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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The View From The Bridge

The buildings across the far shore are on the University of Wisconsin Campus.

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Stringer bridge over Yahara River on Sherman Avenue in Madison
Location: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 2003
Design: Stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 48.6 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.09444, -89.36972 (decimal degrees)
43°05'40" N, 89°22'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/307140/4774028 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 37452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 7,470

Update Log

September 21, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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