Milwaukee Harbor Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Other name(s): | Daniel W. Hoan Memorial Bridge |
| Completed in: | 1973 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Materials
| arch |
steel
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Chronology
| 1973 | Completion of the bridge. |
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| 1977 | Opened to traffic after completion of access roads. |
| December 2000 | Two of the three girders supporting a section of the southbound lanes fail, causing them to sag nearly 3 meters. The bridge is immediately closed. The damaged section is later removed by explosive demolition. |
| November 2001 | The bridge reopens after extensive repairs and retrofitting. An investigation concluded that improperly installed transverse beams combined with a period of extreme cold and snow contributed to the partial collapse. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Brücken / Bridges (4th edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421025908, 1994; pp. 249-250
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000507 |
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| Created: | 16/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |