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Porlier Street Swing Bridge

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

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Name Porlier Street Swing Bridge
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By City of Green Bay (Remaining Approach)
Length 725 Feet Total, 205 Foot Swing Span
Width 1 Track, 2 Trail Lanes
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Truss Swing Bridge and Trestle
Substructure Type Concrete and Timber Pile
Date Built 1902
Date Removed Fall 2014
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Removed)
Current Status Removed but not Replaced
MILW Bridge Number U-22
Significance Moderate Significance


This bridge was the Milwaukee Roads crossing of the Fox River in Green Bay.
Built in 1902, the bridge featured a single 205' long swing span, with riveted connections.
The bridge featured trestle approaches to either side. On the east side, the trestle approach was turned into a fishing pier.
While the east approach made for a good fishing pier, the rest of the bridge became doomed in 2008, when Green Bay voted to not operate it as a trail bridge.
In 2014, the coast guard forced Canadian National to begin demolition proceedings. By the end of 2014, the bridge was gone.

The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant due to the decreasing number of swing spans throughout the region. Unfortunately, losing this structure is another example of such loss.
The photo above is an overview, as demolition of the west approach began.

Fox River Railroad Bridges

Upstream Allouez Swing Bridge
Downstream Phoebe Street Swing Bridge


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