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Relocated Bauer Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011

Overview: Relocated through truss bridge originally over Looking Glass River on Bauer Road; , now relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
Location: Clinton County, Michigan
Status: Relocated and open to pedestrians
History: Built 1880 by the Penn Bridge Works; dismantled and moved to Calhoun County where it was restored
Builder: - Penn Bridge Co.
Design: Wrought iron, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 78.7 ft.
Total length: 78.7 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.81917, -84.71972 (decimal degrees)
42°49'09" N, 84°43'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/686409/4743255 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wacousta
Inventory numbers: MINBI 19315H00011B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
MINEW 02021 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 20016 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 546

April 29, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Bridge relocated to Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park.