Milwaukee River Broadway St. Bridge
Photos
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Broadway No Longer Goes Through Catalano Square now blocks Broadway Street from the Broadway Bridge, which is called The Young Street bridge in some circles - although the signage on the bridge still refers to it as the "Broadway Bascule Bridge." Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The East Face Notice the signage - it says, "Broadway Bascule Bridge." Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The South Portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Deck and Control Tower Looking northwest. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Deck and West Railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Government Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The West Face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The West Side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Milwaukee River on Broadway Street (WI 32) in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1982
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 267.4 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
- Also called
- Young Street Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.03000, -87.90760 (decimal degrees)
43°01'48" N, 87°54'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/426058/4764545 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 34861 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 02/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 71.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 5,800