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The East Face As seen from Pierce Street. The viaduct is just short of being 3/4 mile long.
Four viaducts cross the Menomonee Valley north to south at 6th Street, 16th Street, 27th Street and 35th Street. The Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue) viaduct crossed the river east-west just slightly north and west of here. Just one block north of that viaduct, a streetcar trestle, called the Wells Street Viaduct, carried street car tracks across the valley on the route to Waukesha. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The Original Government Plaque The Mayor on this plaque is the namesake of the Hoan Bridge. The plaque is located on the east parapet wall on the south end of the viaduct. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Original Railing Sample This is the type of railing that used to be on the viaduct. (Source: My shaky memory.) This structure is about 15 feet from the roadway (see photo #16 where you can see this fence on the right.) I do not know the original purpose of this structure, perhaps it is part of a ramp to Pierce St. that is long gone. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Center Stairs The stairway provides access to Canal St. from the bus stops on the viaduct, at the top of these stairs. The climb is equivalent to a four or five story building, and after an 8 hour shift, who feels like climbing to a 5th floor walk-up bus stop?
An elevator was proposed for this site, but funding could not be secured and the plan was scrapped. The Milwaukee County Transit System responded by extending bus service on Canal Street. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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The Girder Superstructure As seen from the stairway.
Overspray on concrete is an indication that the viaduct has been recently refinished. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Looking East Across the Menomonee Valley The smokestack belongs to Falk Corporation, in continuous operation here since 1850. To the right is the Mitchell Park Domes, at the end of the 27th Street Viaduct. The Hoan Bridge is about four miles east of this location. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Looking South From the bus stop in the center of the viaduct. The narrow strip of paving below is part of the Hank Aaron State Trail. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Looking North Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Looking West From the bus stop in the center of the viaduct. Miller Park is located at the end of Canal Street, not seen in this photo. The boulevard, shown here, is part of a new business park development.
The Menomonee River turns north just in front of the stadium, runs beneath the Wisconsin Avenue viaduct, then turns west in Miller Valley. (See the 45th Street Bridge for more about Miller Valley.) Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Looking North From the bus stop in the center of the viaduct.
The smokestack is one of two here, they are all that is left of the huge repair shops of the old Milwaukee Road Railroad. The area is called Chimney Park.
That's Canal Street crossing under the viaduct. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Looking South Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Widened Deck When the viaduct was rebuilt, the deck was widened to accomodate modern traffic requirements. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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Typical Footing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2007 |
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The West Face Taken from the north portal of the viaduct, where it intersects with I-94.
The area around the two smokestacks is called Chimney Park. It is the former site of the enormous repair facility of The Milwaukee Road, that employed thousands of people. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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The South Abutment Note the overspray on the concrete. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Looking North Taken from the south portal at National Avenue, Wisconsin Highway 59. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2008 |
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Composite Photo Through the magic of digital photography, here is the entire length of the 35th St. viaduct. Photo taken by J.R. Manning |
Facts
- Overview
- Girder bridge over W Pierce St, Canal St, Menomonee River, CNRR and Hank Aaron State Trail on 35th Street in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1933; rehabilitated 1976
- Design
- Girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 142.4 ft.
Total length: 3,436.2 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.02800, -87.95775 (decimal degrees)
43°01'41" N, 87°57'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/421970/4764369 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 36820 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 07/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 19,300
Sources
- Menomonee Valley Partners - The group spearheading the renaissance of the Menomonee Valley, including links to other informational sites.
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net