What came to be known as the "Milwaukee Bridge War" likely started on May 3 ― nearly a week before Kilbourntowners brought down the Chestnut Street bridge ― when a schooner rammed into the ...

Coined the “bridge to nowhere” during construction, the Hoan has very much become part of Milwaukee’s image, and one of our 100 objects.

The 'Bridge War' between Byron Kilbourn and Solomon Juneau is still evident today in the angular bridges over the Milwaukee River.