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General View Of South Side, Looking North

Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 28, 1987 for HAER

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Detail View Of Piers, South Side, From Water Level

Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 28, 1987 for HAER

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View Of East Abutment, Looking Southeast From Below

Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 28, 1987 for HAER

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Detail View Of Ramp, Looking South From Beck

Photo taken by Martin Stupich, June 28, 1987 for HAER

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Milwaukee River on E North Avenue in Milwaukee
Location
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1921; Replaced 1991
Builders
- J.C. Pinney (Designer)
- Klug and Smith Co.
Design
"The North Avenue Viaduct is one of Milwaukee's largest spans. Designed by J.C. Pinney, the reinforced concrete bridge employs a complex open spandrel, ribbed arch support system. The structure originally contained detailed neoclassical ornamentation and large comfort stations at either end. All have since been removed. The viaduct provides an extremely important Milwaukee River crossing for the north end of the city, linking residential areas with the business districts. The bridge's design and construction is typical, state of the art for this time period."
--Edwin Cordes, Wisconsin Historic Bridges Project, Summer 1987
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 158 ft.
Total length: 1,385 ft.
Deck width: 60 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.06020, -87.89375   (decimal degrees)
43°03'37" N, 87°53'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/427222/4767887 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Milwaukee
Inventory number
BH 37095 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (7,666)
Built 1921 (268)
Built during 1920s (4,733)
Deck arch (6,750)
J.C. Pinney (1)
Klug and Smith Co. (1)
Lost (1,701)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (77)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (47)
Open-spandrel arch (224)
Owned by city (1,996)
Replaced by new bridge (768)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,040)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (720)
Wisconsin (464)

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