This historic bridge fell into disrepair and was rehabbed in 1979. It was in need of repair again by the late 90's.
"Our Michigan Street Bridge is the only example of an overhead-truss, Scherzer-type, double-leaf, rolling-lift bascule in the State of Wisconsin. The inventory form states, "that overhead truss construction was reserved for movable spans subjected to great stresses. Thus, this method was appropriate for the windy Sturgeon Bay site, the bridge's heavy vehicular use, and the required 140 foot clear span crossing. This span was the largest in Wisconsin at the time of construction." (1931) The other area of historic merit lies in the design of the bascule span itself. It was designed by the Chicago firm of Keller and Harrington, both from the former Scherzer Company, specialists in movable bridges." (
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Overview
Bascule through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay on Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay
Location
Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1979; rehabilitation complete January 03, 2011
Builders
- Harrington Keller (Design)
- Wausau Iron Works
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 165.4 ft.
Total length: 1,420.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2008
Also called
Sturgeon Bay Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.83234, -87.38012 (decimal degrees)
44°49'56" N, 87°22'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/469953/4964395 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sturgeon Bay West
Inventory numbers
NRHP 07001420 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 34738 (Bridgehunter.com ID)