Property Record
400 N 27TH ST TO 600 S 27TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Twenty-seventh Street Viaduct |
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| Reference Number: | 112262 |
| Location (Address): | 400 N 27TH ST TO 600 S 27TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Additions: | 1981 |
| Survey Date: | 19802020 |
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| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | See HAER form. The M in the photo code stands for MVIS. 2020: Original bridge replaced in 1981. The deck width is approximately 62 feet, accommodating four total lanes of automobile traffic as well as pedestrian sidewalks on each side. The total length of the entire structure is 2,664.5 feet, and the length of the longest span is 190 feet. The paved decking, with concrete parapets and chain-link guards, rests upon steel girders and cast-in-place concrete piers. Minimum vertical clearance over the Menomonee Valley is 40 feet. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Bridgehunter.com WisDOT Highway Structures Inventory, B-40-513 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |