Photos
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View North, Across Deck Of Bridge Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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View South, Across Deck Of Bridge Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Long Shot, Looking South Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Long Shot, West Elevation, Looking East Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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West Elevation, Looking East Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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East Elevation, River Level, Looking West Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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East Elevation, Rover Level, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Detail Of Piers And Girders, Looking South Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Northwest Abutment, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Concrete Railing At Southwest Abutment, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Detail, Intermediate Pilaster And Spindles, East Railing, Looking East Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Detail, Pier Pilaster, Flower Box, And Spindles, East Railing, Looking East Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Detail, Bridge Nameplate, Railing On Southeast Abutment, Looking Down Photo taken by Carla Anderson, May 1989, for HAER |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Print In The Collection Of Carl F. Cramer, St., Monroe, Mi, Reproduced With The Owner's Permission), Spring 1928 Pier Construction, Showing Coffer Dam And Formwork, With Steel Truss Bridge And Its Stone Piers. The Ol Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The State Of Michigan Archives, Lansing, Mi), Photograph By E.H.H., May 4, 1928 South Abutment And Pier No. 1 And 2, Showing Steel Reinforcing Rods And Construction Of Pier Formwork, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The State Of Michigan Archives, Lansing, Mi), Photograph By E.H.H., May 4, 1928 North Abutment And Pier No. 3 And 4, Showing Coffer Dam And Finished Piers, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Print In The Collection Of Carl F. Cramer, St., Monroe, Mi), Photograph By Charles Hill, July 5, 1928 Erection Of Superstructure Formwork For The Center Belt Or Segment, Showing Falsework Details, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Print In The Collection Of Carl F. Cramer, Sr., Monroe, Mi), Photograph By Charles Hill, July 16, 1928 Pouring Of Concrete For Superstructure, Center Belt Or Segment, With Tracked Rail System Visible On Both Sides Of Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In State Of Michigan Archives, Lansing, Mi), Photograph By E.H.H., July 23, 1928 Erection Of Formwork For Superstructure, Western Belt Or Segment, With Caps Of Piers Visible In Foreground, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Print In The Collection Of Carl F. Cramer, St., Monroe, Mi), Photograph By Charles Hill, July 20, 1928 Monroe Street South Of The River Raisin, Showing The Recently-Widened Street And Trolley Track Over The Steel Bri Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Print In The Collection Of The Monroe Evening News, Monroe, Mi), Photographer Unknown, Ca. 1930 Bridge Open To Traffic, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Original Drawing (Original In The State Of Michigan Record Center) West Elevation Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Original Drawing (Original In The State Of Michigan Record Center) Plan, Side Elevation, And Sectional Plan For Piers 1, 2, And 3 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Original Drawing (Original In The State Of Michigan Record Center) Sections Of Typical Girders Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Original Drawing (Original In The State Of Michigan Record Center) Falsework Details, Typical Half Elevation Of An Interior Rib, Section Near End Of Span, And Section Near Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Original Drawing (Original In The State Of Michigan Record Center) Elevation, Combined Light And Trolley Standard And Detail Of Cast Iron Manhole Cover Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete cantilever bridge over Raisin River on M-125 in Monroe
- Location
- Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1927; Subsequent work 1970 & 1984; rehabilitated 1990
- Builder
- - W.H. Knapp Co.
- Design
- "The Monroe Street Bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete cantilever girder bridge, a design developed in the late 1910s as an alternative to standard concrete arch bridge designs. The bridge was a key component of a major upgrading of the US-25 (later M-125) highway linking Detroit to Toledo. The builder, the W.H. Knapp Co., built several concrete bridges in Monroe County in the 1920s.
"This documentation was undertaken in May 1989 in accordance with the Memorandum of
Agreement by the Federal Highway Administration, Michigan Department of Transportation, the State
Historic Preservation Officer, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition of the bridge."Dr. Charles K. Hyde, Department of History
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
` - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 211.0 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
- Also called
- M-50/M-125 Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.91750, -83.39667 (decimal degrees)
41°55'03" N, 83°23'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/301251/4643394 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Monoe, Michigan UTM: 17.301200.4543170
- Inventory number
- BH 37191 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 08/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 76.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
- 24,502
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- HAER MI-35 - Monroe Street Bridge, Spanning River Raisin at Monroe Street, Monroe, Monroe County, MI