Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge

Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge
Main Street Bridge
Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge covered with foot traffic
Coordinates 44°31′06″N 88°00′57″W / 44.51837°N 88.01585°W / 44.51837; -88.01585Coordinates: 44°31′06″N 88°00′57″W / 44.51837°N 88.01585°W / 44.51837; -88.01585
Carries US 141 (Main Street)
Crosses Fox River
Owner Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of Green Bay
Characteristics
Design Twin-leaf bascule bridge (Scherzer bascules)
Total length 773.7 ft (235.8 m)
Width 54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Longest span 170.6 ft (52.0 m)
History
Designer Parsons Brinckerhoff
Opened October 1998
Replaces old Main Street Bridge
Statistics
Daily traffic 12,860 daily avg.

The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge is a twin-leaf bascule bridge over the Fox River on Main Street (US 141) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] It is named in honor of the former Green Bay Packer linebacker Ray Nitschke.[2]

History

The bridge was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff in 1995. It was built in 1998 replacing the old Main Street Bridge that was built in 1923.[3] In September 2012, the bridge was closed for repairs because of rust problems. The bridge was reopened in November 2012.[4]

See also

  • Bridges portal
  • Wisconsin portal

References

  1. ↑ Bridgehunter Main Street Bridge (New)
  2. ↑ Merit Award: Moveable Span "Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge"
  3. ↑ "Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge"
  4. ↑ Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge closed


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