- City:
- Milwaukee, WI
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Completed:
- 1940
Description
Milwaukee’s Cherry Street Bridge was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project in 1940. “The Cherry Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that crosses the Milwaukee River just North of downtown. The 214-foot total length includes a 103-foot draw span. It was built in 1940 and is notable for its stainless-steel Moderne bridge houses.”
Source notes
https://michaelminn.net/structures/cherry_street_bridge Bridge plaquesSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 8, 2017.
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