Bayview Bridge Rehabilitation

Note - Bayview Bridge closed at noon Tuesday, March 5, 2013. 

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is rehabilitating the Bayview Bridge (WIS 42/57) in Sturgeon Bay, Door County.The $4.8 million project began last fall and  includes structural steel repair, bridge painting, electrical and machinery system upgrades, and an overlay of the bridge deck and approaches. This work is being done to extend the life of the bridge. The Bayview Bridge was opened in 1978 and the last major bridge repairs were done in 2004.

Of special note is the bridge is closing to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic Monday, March 4 and will reopen by July 4.  During this time, traffic will be detoured through Sturgeon Bay.  Motorists should anticipate delays.

The detours are:

• Northbound cars and trucks will be detoured through the city of Sturgeon Bay along Green Bay Road to Madison Avenue to Michigan Street to WIS 42/57.
• Southbound cars will be detoured through the city of Sturgeon Bay along Egg Harbor Road to Jefferson Street to Third Avenue to Michigan Street to Madison Avenue to Green Bay Road to WIS 42/57.  
• Southbound trucks will be detoured through the city of Sturgeon Bay along Michigan Street to Madison Avenue to Green Bay Road to WIS 42/57.