Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge

Leo Frigo Bridge
The Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge
Coordinates44°32′0.2″N 88°0′27.9″W / 44.533389°N 88.007750°W / 44.533389; -88.007750
Carries4 lanes of I-43
CrossesFox River
LocaleGreen Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Official nameLeo Frigo Memorial Bridge
Maintained byWisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Next downstreamRay Nitschke Memorial Bridge
Characteristics
DesignTied-arch bridge
Total length1.51 mi (2,430.1 m)
Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)[1]
Height203 ft (61.9 m)
Longest span450.2 ft (137.2 m)
Clearance below120 ft (36.6 m)
History
Opened1981
ClosedSeptember 25, 2013 - January 5, 2014 (temporary)
Statistics
Daily traffic34900 (in 2006)[2]
Location
Map

The Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the north side of Green Bay, Wisconsin. It carries Interstate 43 over the Fox River just south of its mouth into Green Bay. Formerly known as the Tower Drive Bridge, it was renamed in 2002[3] "in recognition and appreciation of Leo Frigo,[4] a civic and philanthropic leader in the Green Bay area.[3] The bridge opened to traffic in 1981.[5] Because of the bridge's height and slope, it is prone to being shut down during inclement weather. The bridge carries roughly 40,000 vehicles per day as of 2015.[6]

The Peacemaker sails past the Grassy Island Range Lights toward the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge on its way into the port of Green Bay
  1. ^ "Fox River Bridge (Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge)". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved August 21, 2011.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "Official act to rename bridge". May 8, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Paul's Pantry > Our Founder Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Bessert, Christopher J. "Highways 40-49". Wisconsin Highways. Self-published. Retrieved August 21, 2011.[self-published source]
  6. ^ Schneider, Doug. "DOT gives Leo Frigo bridge another clean bill of health". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved May 6, 2015.