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 |