Status: Open to traffic
Location: 44.830482,-87.379605
Carries STH 42-57 (Business Route) over Sturgeon Bay
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: This bridge was discussed for decades, but lack of funding and disagreements over the design delayed construction. With the Michigan Street Bridge becoming increasingly decrepit, construction was finally begun in 2006. Once the Oregon Street Bridge was opened, the Michigan Street Bridge was immediately closed for needed rehabilitation.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Sturgeon Bay on STH 42-57 (Business Route)
History: Built 2008
Built: 2008
Location: Door County
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Oregon Street Bridge, 03-06-10
Wide-angle shot of the bridge from the tugboat dock.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Oregon Street Bridge, 03-06-10
Close-up of the bascule span and bridgetender's house,
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Oregon Street Bridge
Lowered
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
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Image
Photo taken by Peter Johnson in July 2016
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Photo taken by Peter Johnson in July 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 44.832338,-87.380120
Carries Michigan Street over Sturgeon Bay
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 1420.0 Feet
Span Length: 165.4 Feet
Overview: Bascule through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay on Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1979; rehabilitation complete January 03, 2011
Built: 1930
Location: Door County
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New Bridge Open
The new bridge as seen from the deck. Note the Steel Bridge in the distance. Photo by Gary Olson, courtesy of Oconto Yacht Club.
Photo taken by Gary Olson in September 2008
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
An overview of the bridge during rehabilitation.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
Draw span of bridge; Bay Shipbuilding Corp in background.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
Draw span from the tugboat dock
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
Wider view of the span
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
Crane barges working on the rehabilitation of the span.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
New brackets to support the widened sidewalk.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Michigan Street Bridge 03-06-10
New bascule rolling track. The new ones are formed from steel plate and machined; the old ones were cast iron.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Repaired span, looking southwest
The lattice sidewalk railing has been replaced with a replica. Sadly, it is bolted together, versus riveted. No current fabricator is capable of riveted work; in my own opinion, it would have looked better welded.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2011
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Repaired span, looking northeast
At the top of the photo, the horizontal rack gear is now enclosed for protection from the weather.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2011
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Steel spider web.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2011
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Operating mechanism
The emergency manual opening cranks and the catwalk under them have been removed. Electricity is more dependable now than in 1931.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2011
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Scherzer roller track
The replaced items are attached to the original structure using ASTM-A325 structural bolts. As noted above, no fabricator today is equipped to do hot riveting.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2011
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Scherzer roller track
The colorful A325 bolts are easy to spot. The original cast iron Scherzer roller track has been replaced with more dependable rolled and machined steel plate.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in February 2011
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Bridge accident
Maybe remote-controlled bridges aren't such a good idea after all... The Michigan Street Bridge is controlled remotely from the Oregon Street Bridge. The picture says it all.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Michigan Street Bridge
Ship passes under the raised bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Michigan Street Bridge
Closed of motor traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Image
Photo taken by Peter Johnson in July 2016
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Photo taken by Peter Johnson in July 2016
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Photo taken by Peter Johnson in July 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 44.818333,-87.356667
Carries WI 42/WI 57 over Sturgeon Bay
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 228.4 Feet
Span Length: 228.4 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Sturgeon Bay on WI 42/WI 57 in Sturgeon Bay
History: Built 1978
Built: 1978
Location: Door County
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Bayview Bridge, Sturgeon Bay 1
Looking to the east, after passing through. Taken from the pilothouse of the ferryboat M/V Put-In-Bay during sea trials, April 18 1997
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
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Bayview Bridge, Sturgeon Bay 2
Passing through after sea trials; looking west at the bridgtender's house. The broom is a shipbuilding tradition; after successfully completing trials, the broom is hoisted to signify the vessel has passed all tests ("Clean Sweep").
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
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Bayview Bridge, Sturgeon Bay 3
Passing through; looking northeast. The north end of the bridge passes over Memorial Drive on the far shore.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
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Bayview Bridge 03-06-10
Overview of the bridge from the north. For those of you in warmer climes, that's ice between us and the bridge, with a track broken through for ship traffic.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Bayview Bridge 03-06-10
Close-up of draw span. The footprints on the ice were left by ice fishermen.
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2010
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Bayview Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Bayview Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
Status:
Location: 45.318530,-86.941183
Carries over Port des Morts Straits (Lake Michigan)
Design: ferry
Design Details: Provides year-round service to Washington Island, Wisconsin with three summer vessels and one ice-breaking ferry.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry Crossing over Port des Morts Straits (Lake Michigan)
History:
Built:
Location: Door County
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Washington Island Ferry Line fleet 1
M/V WASHINGTON (left); M/V ROBERT NOBLE (right); M/V ARNI J. RICHTER (far right)
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in August 2006
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Washington Island Ferry Line fleet 2
M/V EYRARBAKKI (near); M/V C.G. RICHTER (far)
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in August 2006
Status: Lost
Location: 44.833282,-87.383210
Carries Green Bay over Sturgeon Bay
Design: truss/through
Design Details: It was originally accessed from shore via a wooden trestle, which was later filled in to create a causeway. The causeway remains, and is reused as a public park with a splendid view of the shipyards and the Michigan St. bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
History: Built in 1887; rail line added in 1994; abandoned in 1968; removed in 1973
Built: 1887
Location: Door County
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Marker describing the lost swing bridge
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
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Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
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Builder's drawing
At Door County Maritime Museum
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in November 2014
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Portal Plate
At Door County Maritime Museum
Photo taken by Robert Thompson in November 2014
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RailroadBridgeSturgeonBay
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GB&W - Sturgeon Bay Bridge
Photo taken by Myles Dannhausen Jr And Patty Williamson
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GB&W - Sturgeon Bay Swing Bridge
1920 view
Photo from wikimedia
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
