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The Pylons and Cables

These are the first cable stayed bridges in Wisconsin. The pylons are 142' tall.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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The East Face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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The South Approach

You have to be able to circumnavigate Milwaukee's first rotary intersection in order to use this bridge - a feat which many local motorists cannot seem to accomplish without a great deal of consternation.

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 South Portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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The West Side

The tower on the left side is a gear tower for the south bascule bridge, seemingly a miniature version of the pylons on the main spans.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008

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Looking South

There are actually four bridges that make up this viaduct.

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The Entire Viaduct

Looking South from the North viaduct. These mirror image structures replaced the 6th Viaduct, built in 1908, that stretched 2,780 feet across the valley. Ramps provided access to Canal Street and the US Post Office.

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Nighttime - Looking South

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2008

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The Towers At Night

Looking South

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Cable-stayed bridge over Canadian Pacific RR on S 6th Street in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Builders
- HNTB
- Lunda Construction Co.
- Zenith Tech
Design
Cable-stayed
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 194.9 ft.
Total length: 581.1 ft.
Deck width: 58.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02790, -87.91810   (decimal degrees)
43°01'40" N, 87°55'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/425200/4764321 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Milwaukee
Inventory number
BH 36810 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 92.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
17,750

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Built 2002 (20)
Built during 2000s (114)
Cable-stayed (25)
HNTB (2)
Lunda Construction Co. (5)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (77)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (47)
Open (21,822)
Owned by city (1,981)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,031)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,026)
Wisconsin (464)
Zenith Tech (3)

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