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The bridge construction is significant because it was one of the first truly long single-span bridges constructed in the state. Recent (at the time) improvements in I-beam fabrication allowed the construction of steel stringer bridges of extended length. [3] Since construction, the bridge has been essentially unaltered. [2]
The M-28–Tahquamenon River Bridge is plate girder bridge built of nine steel girders encased in concrete. [3] The girders are braced by concrete diaphragms and sit on large concrete abutments. The bridge spans 55 feet (17 m), and is 35 feet (11 m) wide with a 30-foot-wide (9.1 m) roadway.
I-beam stringer Chicagon Mine Road–Chicagon Creek Bridge: 1910 1999-12-17 Bates Township: Iron: Concrete slab bridge County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge: ca. 1928: 1999-12-17 Wells Township
The Zilwaukee Bridge is a high-level, segmental concrete bridge spanning the Saginaw River in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river serves as the boundary between Zilwaukee Township and the city of Zilwaukee at this point, which is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Saginaw .
In 1926, the Michigan State Highway Department designed this bridge located on the Tittabawassee River. The department contracted with Willits Brothers Construction Co. of Bay City. Willits completed the bridge in 1927, using a steel superstructure constructed by the American Bridge Company. The bridge functioned in place until the 21st century ...
MI-27: Bridge Street Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete closed-spandrel arch: 1904 1988 Bridge Street Grand River: Grand Rapids: Kent: MI-28: Dehmel Road Bridge Replaced Pratt truss: 1907 1980 Dehmel Road Cass River: Frankenmuth: Saginaw
The bridge was constructed in 1981 at the instigation of the Midland Area Community Foundation (MACF). [5] The bridge cost $732,000 to build, and took 6,400 hours of labor. [6] Ten railroad car loads of prefabricated wood, and 337 cubic yards (258 m 3) of concrete were used to construct three arches, which weigh 44,000 pounds (20,000 kg) apiece ...
The Jeddo Road bridge is a two-span, steel-stringer bridge with a solid concrete pier located in the center of the stream below. Each span consists of six steel stringers braced with I-beams, with a maximum span length of 29 feet. The entire structure is 74 feet long and 23 feet wide, with a 20-foot-wide roadway edged by concrete curbs.