Photos
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General View Of Bridge, Looking South Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 20, 1987 for HAER |
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Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 20, 1987 for HAER |
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Detail View Of East Pier Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 20, 1987 for HAER |
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GONE! The new bridge is under construction. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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LOST! Looks like another UCEB is under construction. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost concrete arch bridge over Rock River on Milwaukee Street in Watertown
- Location
- Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Demolished, replaced by UCEB 2008
- History
- Built 1930
- Builders
- - Eau Claire Engineering Co.
- Luten Engineering Co.
- Design
- "Watertown city officials declared the existing Milwaukee Street Bridge unsafe in 1929 and began considering plans for erecting a steel girder or concrete bridge. Daniel B. Luten, a prominent bridge designer in Indianapolis, submitted a plan for an open arch concrete span. The Common Council accepted Luten's design and let the construction contract to the Eau Claire Engineering Company. The firm completed the three-span bridge in November 1930. The bridge is significant for its aesthetic lines and for its affiliation with the Indianapolis designer."
Diane Kromm, Wisconsin Historic Bridge Recording Project, Summer 1987 - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 240.2 ft.
Deck width: 30.2 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.18990, -88.72615 (decimal degrees)
43°11'24" N, 88°43'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/359737/4783349 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Watertown
- Inventory number
- BH 34733 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 09/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 44.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 7,500
Update Log
- August 8, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
- August 7, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Description and added GPS coordinates
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- HAER WI-33 - Milwaukee Street Bridge, Spanning Rock River, Watertown, Jefferson County, WI