Cambria Road Bridge

Photos

MI-43-1

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, May 1989, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #120990

Map

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Facts

Overview

Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over West Branch St.Joseph of Maumee on Cambria Road in Camden

Location

Camden, Hillsdale County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1899; Replaced 1991

Builder

- New Columbus Bridge Co. of Columbus, Ohio

Design

Single span, steel Pratt pony truss with riveted connections.

"The Cambria Road Bridge is the only known surviving example of a bridge built by an Ohio company of this era in Michigan.

"This documentation was undertaken in July 1989 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to by the Gratiot [sic] County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to replacement of the bridge."

Stanley L. Clingerman, Engineer
Hillsdale County Road Commission
Hillsdale, Michigan

[Editor Notes: The slip in the name of the county is likely a result of the using cut and paste from another document.]
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Dimensions

Span length: 40.8 ft.
Total length: 40.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.74980, -84.66975 (decimal degrees)
41°44'59" N, 84°40'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/693746/4624621 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Nettle Lake

Inventory number

BH 37162 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

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

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-43 - Cambria Road Bridge, Spanning West branch of St. Joseph River on Cambria Road, Camden, Hillsdale County, MI