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Cole Road Bridge

Lenawee County, Michigan

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Cole Road Bridge

Photo taken by Paul in April 2018

BH Photo #490395

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Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over Fitts Creek on Cole Road
Location
Lenawee County, Michigan
Status
Derelict/abandoned and partially collapsed.
History
Built 1897
Design
3-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 38.7 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94972, -84.34167   (decimal degrees)
41°56'59" N, 84°20'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/720338/4647612 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Addison
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
67
Inventory numbers
MINBI 46318H00008B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
BH 20106 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (9,635)
Abandoned (4,014)
Built 1897 (310)
Built during 1890s (3,388)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (642)
Lenawee County, Michigan (92)
Michigan (1,547)
One-lane traffic (8,123)
 Owned by county (22,000)
Pony truss (17,555)
Pratt pony truss (4,132)
Pratt truss (10,847)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,485)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,692)
Truss (38,324)
Wooden deck (6,262)

Update Log 

  • August 22, 2021: New photos from Paul Plassman
  • February 12, 2021: New photos from Tony Dillon

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Cole Road Bridge
Posted February 12, 2021, by Paul

As of April 2018, this bridge had partially collapsed into Fitts Creek.