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RR over Menomonee River, E of Plankinton Ave.

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RR over Menomonee River, E of Plankinton Ave.

Historic Name:
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR Swing Bridge over Menomonee

Other Name:
Menomonee River Swing Bridge

Reference Number:
116581

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Property Location

Location (Address)

RR over Menomonee River, E of Plankinton Ave.

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1904

Additions

Survey Date

1979,2023

Historic Use

bridge

Architectural Style

NA (unknown or not a building)

Structural System

Swing Bridge

Wall Material

Metal

Architect

Lassig Bridge Works

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

2023: This single-span bridge is of riveted steel construction and employs an overhead Warren truss that measures approximately 230 feet in length. It carries dual railroad tracks over the Menomonee River with concrete abutments at each end. As a bobtail swing bridge, the pivot point of the span is located at the southern end of the structure with a counterweight mounted to the superstructure above this to maintain balance. A shed-roofed operator’s shed is located along the west side of the bridge. The bridge is notable as one of Milwaukee’s remaining examples of a bobtail swing railroad bridge, a bridge design especially preferred by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad during the height of its operations and one that is a nationally rare bridge type. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Example of a triple intersection Warren truss swinging railroad bridge similar to 12-4-27a. Overhead truss bridge

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National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

bridge NA (unknown or not a building)

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1900-1909
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI116581

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