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Phoebe Street Swing Bridge

Through Truss Swing Bridge over Fox River
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin

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Name Phoebe Street Swing Bridge
Built By Green Bay & Western Railway
Contractor Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 625 Feet Total, 225 Foot Swing Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Warren Through Truss Swing Bridge and Trestle
Substructure Type Concrete and Timber Pile
Date Built 1923
Traffic Count 10 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
CN Bridge Number 2.3
Significance Moderate Significance


This swing bridge crosses the Fox River in Central Green Bay, near its mouth with Lake Michigan and I-43.
Built in 1923 to replace a combination truss, the bridge features a pair of Warren Though Truss spans which are formed to make the swing span. These each contain four panels and riveted connections.
On either side, a series of trestle approaches complete the structure. The majority of substructures on the bridge are made of wood; however the central swing pier is made of concrete.
The bridge appears to be in relatively good condition. It opens and closes regularly to allow the port city of Green Bay to receive marine traffic.

The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to the increasingly rare nature of swing bridges in this region.
The photo above is an overview.

Fox River (WI) Railroad Bridges
Upstream Porlier Street Swing Bridge
Downstream Mouth at Lake Michigan

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Build Date The Railway Age, Volume 75
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele