CR 510 Bridge

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CR 510 Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011

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Description 

Facts 

Overview

Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Dead River on former CR 510

Location

Marquette County, Michigan

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Originally built in Pennsylvania around the turn of the century. Acquired by the state of Michigan in 1919 and erected in 1921. Closed to traffic in 2010.

Builders

- C.M. Neeld Construction Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Gust Anderson
- Illinois Bridge Co.
- R.L. Ericson

Design

Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 264.8 ft.
Total length: 271.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 24.0 ft.

Also called

Dead River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+46.56111, -87.54222   (decimal degrees)
46°33'40" N, 87°32'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/458440/5156536 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Negaunee

Inventory numbers

MINBI 52200031000B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
MINEW 06555 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 20133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/2009)

Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1994)

1,256

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Update Log 

• August 13, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• September 2, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Modified build date
• August 8, 2011: Updated by C Hanchey: Added historical info

Sources 

• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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