Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge
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Carries
US 141 (Main Street)
US 141 (Main Street)CrossesFox River
OwnerWisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of Green Bay
Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge Main Street Bridge | |
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 Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge covered with foot traffic | |
| Coordinates | 44°31′06″N 88°00′57″W / 44.5183°N 88.0157°W |
| 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. |
| Location | |
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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]
