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Mosel Avenue Bridge

Kalamazoo County, Michigan

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North Elevation

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South Elevation

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East Elevation

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West Elevation

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Detail-Traffic Bed

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Detail-Inside View Of Large Camelback

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Detail-Outside View Of Large Camelback

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Detail-Inside View Of Small Camelback

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Detail-Outside View Of Small Camelback

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Detail-North View

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Detail-Balustrade

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Detail-Sidewalk Buttress

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Detail-Sidewalk

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Detail-East Abutment

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Detail-West Abutment

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Detail-Underside

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Detail-Pier

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Historic View-Southwest Elevation

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Historic View-Construction Enclosure

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Historic View-Sidewalk Construction

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Historic View-Sidewalk Construction

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Historic View-Falsework

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Historic View-Traffic Bed Rerod

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Historic View-Temporary Bridge From West

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete pony arch bridge over Kalamazoo River on Mosel Avenue in Kalamazoo
Location
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1924; Altered 1953; Deck resurfaced 1985; Replaced 1990
Builder
- J.P. Rusche
Design
"This three span bridge, with an overall length of 210 feet, is [was] the second longest surviving concrete camelback bridge designed by the Michigan State Highway Department. All spans are of standard Highway Department designs. The contractor was J.P. Rusche of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This structure was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1986.

"This documentation was undertaken in June 1989 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
Kalamazoo, MI
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Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90 ft.
Total length: 210 ft.
Deck width: 36 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.31778, -85.57306   (decimal degrees)
42°19'04" N, 85°34'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/617587/4686045 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kalamazoo
Inventory number
BH 37173 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (7,665)
Built 1924 (355)
Built during 1920s (4,729)
Concrete pony arch (26)
Formerly NR-eligible (80)
J.P. Rusche (1)
Kalamazoo County, Michigan (8)
Kalamazoo, Michigan (4)
Lost (1,698)
Michigan (433)
Owned by county (14,324)
Rainbow arch (158)
Replaced by new bridge (765)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,306)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,855)

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