Eyes on Milwaukee: A Plan To Save Third Ward Swing Bridge

The 800-ton bridge, which is believed to have sat idle since at least the 1980s, would be rehabilitated so it can again swing and would also gain two new pedestrian paths, mirroring the railroad tracks that once ran across it, as well as a second level with a central cafe and bar. A structure would be built in the middle of the bridge to house the cafe and bathrooms.