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St. Joseph River Bridge

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Photo taken by John Berry in May 2011

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Overview
Through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on 22 1/2 Mile Road
Location
Calhoun County, Michigan
Status
Posted as closed on visit on 5/7/2011
History
Built 1906
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.13389, -84.85111   (decimal degrees)
42°08'02" N, 84°51'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/677596/4666876 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Southwest Albion
Inventory numbers
MINBI 13307H00013B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
MINEW 01356 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 19995 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2009)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
89

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2011: Updated by John Berry: Bridge is now closed

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