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Detroit and Mackinac Railroad Bridge

Bay County, Michigan
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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Saginaw River on Lake State Railway (formerly Detroit & Mackinac RR)
Location
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1892
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 260.0 ft.
Total length: 740.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.61340, -83.85729   (decimal degrees)
43°36'48" N, 83°51'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/269432/4832902 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Essexville
Inventory number
BH 52119 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Bay City, Michigan (3)
Bay County, Michigan (8)
Built 1892 (86)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Michigan (609)
Movable (1,355)
Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Pin-connected (1,520)
 Pratt through truss (3,165)
Pratt truss (5,659)
Railroad (4,070)
Riveted (1,011)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,568)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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