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Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Backwater Creek Bridge on a Private Driveway/Old alignment US41
Location: Baraga County, Michigan
Status: Open to private traffic
History: Built 1918
Builders: - Northwestern Bridge and Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Smith-Sparks Construction Co.
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Total length: 80.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1999
Approximate latitude, longitude: +46.75417, -88.49493 (decimal degrees)
46°45'15" N, 88°29'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/385827/5178931 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: L'Anse
Inventory numbers: NRHP 99001508 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 52414 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 5, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated to reflect that the bridge is open to private traffic
May 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builders
May 9, 2012: Added by James McCray