Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge

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Milwaukee's Front Door East Elevation of the Hoan Bridge, looking west from the mouth of the Milwaukee River. Just past the bridge, the Milwaukee River turns north, the Kinnickinnick River flows to the south. The Menomonee River branches away from the Milwaukee River just to the north. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

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Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Southwest The park in the foreground is known as the Henry Maier Festival Park. It is the location of the Summerfest each year, along with several weekend ethnic festivals. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 View high-res version

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The West Face As seen from Catalano Square. The traffic cones are temporary lane changes to make this street one-way in and one-way out of parking areas during Summerfest. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The North Portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2008

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The North Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The Hoan Bridge Over the mouth of confluence of the Kinnickinnic, Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers as they flow into Lake Michigan. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The South Approach As seen from the docks area of Jones Island in the Milwaukee Harbor. The building just to the right of the Hoan Bridge in the picture, is the old Wisconsin Gas Company Building. The unusual shape on the top of the building is a 21' tall light, shaped like a gas flame, that tells the weather. It went up in 1956, and a poem was issued to help people remember what the colors meant. It went something like, When the flame is red, warm weather ahead. When the flame is gold, it will be cold. When the flame is blue, no change is in view. Well, something like that, anyway. When the flame was flashing, it meant precipitation was in the forecast. The light still operates, but since the building is surrounded by taller buildings, it is difficult to see except from places like the Hoan Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The South Approach The bridge carries I-794 over the harbor, right along the lakefront. Just south of this location, I-794 ends and a parkway, designated Wis Highway 794, continues to the airport. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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The Underside The South Approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 View high-res version

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West Elevation Looking southeast from a Summerfest parking lot. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

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South Pier Mounting & Struts Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

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Government Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

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Underneath That's a catwalk running below the separation between northbound and sounthbound lanes. Care to take a stroll up there? Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

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Suspension Mounts Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

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Navigation Light Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2010 View high-res version

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Pair of steel through arch bridges over Milwaukee River on I-794 in Milwaukee

Location

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1974, Approach Span Failure Repaired 2001

Design

Steel through arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 600.1 ft.
Total length: 1,140.1 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 32.3 ft.

Also called

Milwaukee River Bridge
Harbor Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.02333, -87.89833   (decimal degrees)
43°01'24" N, 87°53'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/426805/4763797 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Milwaukee

Inventory number

BH 34859 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2007)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 83.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

19,230

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 25, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• April 23, 2010: New photo from J.R. Manning
• April 18, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning
• March 3, 2010: New photo from J.R. Manning
• July 11, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
• July 5, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
• June 30, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• Wisconsin Highways - Christopher J. Bessert's excellent website that documents Wisconsin highways, past and present. The link is a page about the Hoan Bridge, including the failure of an approach span in late 2000.
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Nathan Holth

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