Photos
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Barrel Shot Looking East In the background, at the other end of the bridge, is the Burke Breise Soleil, a giant sunshade that protects the Quadracci Pavillion below. This was all designed by the internationally famous Santiago Calatrava. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Oblique View Looking Northeast. The tower is over 200 feet tall, and carries the concept of a ship's mast, a ship being the concept of the building. In the distance, on the left, is the original art museum and war memorial. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The Deck and Cable Mounts This unusual design places the stay cables in the center of the span.
This bridge bears some resemblance to the Calatrava designed Sundial Bridge at Turtle Creek. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Cable Mounts The raised curb around the stay mountings was hoped to suffice to prevent accidents, but alas, several broken bones caused the addition of the stainless steel railing a few years ago. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Cable Stay Detail Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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The East End Approaching the entrance to the Quadracci Pavillion Entrance. Stairways at the end of the bridge allow access to the ground level without entering the museum.
The Burke Breise Soleil is a kinetic structure that mimicks both the wings of a bird or the sail of a ship. It opens each morning at 10 AM and closes with the museum's closing. The wings open and close at noon as a demonstration. The Breise Soleil is comprised of 72 fins, ranging in length from 26' to 105' and when fully opened, reaches a wingspan of 217' at its widest point, wider than the wingspan of a Boeing 747. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Barrel Shot Looking West In the distance, on the left, the First Bank Center, on the right, Northwestern Mutual Life. Peeking up in the distance, visible just to the right of the cables, is the top of the Wisconsin Gas Company Building. At the top is a glass structure, in the shape of a flame, that predicted weather by color, and was used as a navigational landmark on Lake Michigan until it was obscured by the taller buildings surrounding it. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Oblique View, looking Northwest Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Beneath the East End The center span completes the bridge to the entrance of the museum, the downward facing spans allow foot traffic to the ground level. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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A Cable Mount Below the deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Below the deck Note the cable stay mountings. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Oblique View Looking Northeast from street level. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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North Elevation The angle of the mast is 48°, more evident in this elevation photo than some of the other photos. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
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Oblique View Looking Southwest from the top deck of a parking structure. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Cable-stayed bridge over Lincoln Memorial Drive; Cudahy Gardens on Pedestrian Walkway in Milwaukee
- Location
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 2001 as part of the Burke Brise Soleil
- Builder
- - Santiago Calatrava (Designer)
- Design
- Cable-stayed
- Dimensions
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Total length: 280 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.03935, -87.89795 (decimal degrees)
43°02'22" N, 87°53'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/426856/4765575 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Milwaukee
- Inventory number
- BH 37323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Milwaukee Art Museum Architecture Page - A description of the Santiago Calatrava designed addition to the museum and the bridge that links it to Wisconsin Avenue.
- Nicolas Janberg's Structurae - The Reiman Bridge page of Structurae