A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge ) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span , or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed.
11-597: The Grafton Flour Mill is a former grist mill on the Milwaukee River in Grafton , Wisconsin , United States . The original section was built in 1846 by a group of Yankee farmers as a flour mill and produced flour for many years through a succession of owners. In 1884, the mill caught fire and had to be partially rebuilt. The owner went bankrupt after the fire and sold the mill to the White Lily Flour company. During
22-547: A property in Wisconsin on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Milwaukee River The Milwaukee River is a river in the state of Wisconsin . It is about 104 miles (167 km) long. Once a locus of industry, the river is now the center of a housing boom. New condos now crowd the downtown and harbor districts of Milwaukee attracting young professionals to
33-578: The Menomonee River and the Kinnickinnic River are the three main tributaries. The Milwaukee River watershed drains 882 square miles (2,280 km ) in southeastern Wisconsin, including parts of Dodge , Fond du Lac, Milwaukee , Ozaukee , Sheboygan , Washington and Waukesha counties. The Milwaukee River watershed is part of the Lake Michigan subbasin; this subbasin is itself a part of
44-664: The St. Lawrence River Watershed, which is fed by the Great Lakes . The Milwaukee River area was populated by Native Americans in the time before European settlement. Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet navigated from Lake Michigan through the Milwaukee River on their way to the Fox River and the Mississippi . Previously (circa 1834-35) the river had been known as the "Maynawalky," while
55-411: The counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck. The fixed- trunnion (sometimes a "Chicago" bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of the fixed-trunnion. The rolling lift trunnion (sometimes a "Scherzer" rolling lift), raises
66-639: The Great Depression it was bought by the neighboring Badger Worsted Mill and was converted to produce worsted yarn. The company left Grafton in 1980, but the building still houses a yarn store, which began as the Badger Worsted Company's factory store, but is now independently owned. The building also houses a coffeeshop, offices, and studios. On June 30, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places . This article about
77-476: The area. The river is also ribboned with parks as it winds through various neighborhoods. Kayaks and fishing boats share the river with party boats. An extensive Riverwalk featuring art displays, boat launches and restaurants lines its banks in downtown Milwaukee. The river begins in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and flows south past Grafton to downtown Milwaukee, where it empties into Lake Michigan . Cedar Creek ,
88-405: The city of Milwaukee in 1846. The Milwaukee River has numerous movable bridges spanning it, allowing for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. These bridges include several different types, including bascule and hydraulically-powered table bridges . There are also many fixed bridges, as well as several pedestrian-only and railroad trestles . The following is a partial list of bridges that cross
99-439: The most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing the possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic. Bascule bridges have been in use since ancient times, but until the adoption of steam power in the 1850s, very long, heavy spans could not be moved quickly enough for practical application. There are three types of bascule bridge and
110-463: The present-day Menomonee River was known as the "Milwalky". In the early 19th century, three towns were formed across the banks of the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers: Juneautown by Solomon Juneau , Walker's Point by George H. Walker and Kilbourntown by Byron Kilbourn . The quarrel over the formation of a bridge across the Milwaukee River was a key point in the merging of the three towns into
121-471: The river, from north to south: There are also several Union Pacific (former Chicago and North Western Railway ) railroad bridges crossing the Milwaukee River, including: 43°01′32″N 87°54′10″W / 43.0256°N 87.9029°W / 43.0256; -87.9029 Bascule bridge The name comes from the French term for balance scale , which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are
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