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Oblique View - South Face

This bridge has some serious problems and is closed to all traffic. It crosses the Milwaukee River.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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The east portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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The west portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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The north face

As seen from the west shore of the Milwaukee River.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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The south truss and deck

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The north truss and deck

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The north face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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West abutment

The cracks in the brickwork speak volumes about the condition of this bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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The west approach

This street is also closed to traffic.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

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The west approach

The barricade on this road, as well on the bridge, might make one think authorities wish to keep us off of the bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007

Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Milwaukee River on Woodford Drive
Location: Washington County, Wisconsin
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1891; rehabilitated 1979
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 107.9 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.45270, -88.18410 (decimal degrees)
43°27'10" N, 88°11'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/404197/4811769 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 34957 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.0 (out of 100)

Update Log

November 1, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to "Doomed" category, as that appears to be its status, and added GPS coords.
February 2, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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Woodford Drive Bridge

Posted February 2, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

On December 20, 2005, the Washington County Highway Committee agreed to let the consulting firm of Graef Anhalt & Schloemer design a new bridge for this location.

If anything has happened since then, I cannot find it.

http://www.co.washington.wi.us/washington/MeetingsAgendas/MIN_HWY_12-20-05.pdf