Morton's Highway Crossing

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MI-44-1 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-2 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-3 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-4 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-5 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-6 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-7 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-8 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-9 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-10 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-11 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-12 Preliminary Details Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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MI-44-13 Construction Details Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Concrete through arch bridge over Amtrak/Conrail Railroad on O Avenue in Near Oshtemo

Location

Near Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1904; Replaced 1992

Design

"This is [was] the oldest of only three concrete through arch bridges known to survive in Michigan and is [was] one of the oldest concrete bridges of any type left in the state. The structure was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1986.

"This documentation was undertaken in May 1990 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Kalamazoo County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to the replacement of the bridge."

Ronald R. Coping, M.A., M.A.
Environmental Analyst
Kalamazoo County Road Commission
3801 E. Kilgore Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49003
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Dimensions

Length of largest span: 44 ft.
Total length: 135 ft.
Deck width: 18 ft.

Also called

O Avenue Amtrak Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.23000, -85.75900   (decimal degrees)
42°13'48" N, 85°45'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/602406/4676058 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Lawton, Michigan UTM: 16.602400.4675850

Inventory number

BH 37177 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 14, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER MI-44 - Morton's Highway Crossing, Spanning Amtrak on "O" Avenue, Oshtemo vicinity, Kalamazoo County, MI

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