Pedestrian Bridge (Tosa Plaza)

Anyone putting in upstream of Hart Park should be aware that downstream of the the Harmonee Avenue bridge is a pedestrian mall/bridge in the heart of Wauwatosa. Two bridge piers in the river regularly accumulate branches and whole trees. Approach this area with caution (especially at high flows). Better yet (if putting in anywhere upstream of this), SCOUT this bridge while you are running your shuttle to be aware of the conditions here. If any wood is present, watch carefully to determine if there are branches extending just under the surface that may snag your boat.

If passage is completely blocked, stairs at river-right may allow exit from the river. However, you'd be perilously close to the danger of the blockage, there won't likely be much of an eddy to conveniently get out, and you will likely end up walking east (either across a bridge on the Oak Leaf Trail, or not crossing the river, walking to the very end of the Farmers Market parking lot) to get to a spot where you can easily get down to water level to put in.