Limerick Road Bridge

Photos

North Elevation, View South West

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter for the Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #310970

With a main span of 26.82m (88'), this is among the longest known surviving Overhead Through Truss Bridges in Michigan.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Pigeon River on Limerick Road
Location: Huron County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1900; Replaced 1995
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.91768, -83.24345 (decimal degrees)
43°55'04" N, 83°14'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/319883/4865176 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rush Lake
Inventory numbers: MINBI 32304C00020B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
BH 65131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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HAER MI-74 - Limerick Road Bridge, Spanning Pigeon River, Caseville, Huron County, MI