Lost MilwaukeeA bridge with arches larger and longer than any in America but an avenue 75 miles shorter than first planned.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeHorse-drawn carts like the one shown in this postcard view were common sights when the Grand Avenue viaduct was built in the early 1900s. Carl Swanson collection.Wisconsin was in a mood to dream big in the years following the end of the Civil War. One idea involved extending  (today’s Wisconsin Avenue) from the shore of Lake Michigan all the way to Madison—creating an...…Lost MilwaukeeA bridge with arches larger and longer than any in America but an avenue 75 miles shorter than first planned.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeHorse-drawn carts like the one shown in this postcard view were common sights when the Grand Avenue viaduct was built in the early 1900s. Carl Swanson collection.Wisconsin was in a mood to dream big in the years following the end of the Civil War. One idea involved extending  (today’s Wisconsin Avenue) from the shore of Lake Michigan all the way to Madison—creating an...WW…