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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
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
` - Dimensions
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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)
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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