Mason Road Bridge

Photos 

MI-94-1

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, February 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #120934

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt pony truss bridge relocated from Bad River on Mason Road in Ithaca

Location

Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan

Status

Relocated and replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1904; Relocated and replaced 1995

Design

Single span, 5 panel, pinned connection, Pratt pony truss.
"The Mason Road Bridge is [was] one of the largest Pratt pony truss structures with pinned connections surviving in Michigan. It has been considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.

"This documentation was undertaken in March of 1995 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to by the Gratiot County Road Commission. The Memorandum of Agreement is a mitigative measure used prior to relocating the truss to Overbrook Golf Course in Newark Township, Gratiot County, Michigan."

Mr. Fred Walkington, Engineer-Manager
Gratiot County Road Commission
Ithaca, Michigan 48847
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Dimensions

Span length: 72.0 ft.
Total length: 72.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.31389, -84.38917   (decimal degrees)
43°18'50" N, 84°23'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/711722/4798982 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rathbone

Inventory number

BH 37158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 13, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Related Bridges 

• Eagle Brook Golf Club Bridge (Parts reused in)

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER MI-94 - Mason Road Bridge, Spanning Bad River, Ithaca vicinity, Gratiot County, MI

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