88th Avenue Bridge

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Overview: Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over North Branch Pentwater River on 88th Avenue
Location: Oceana County, Michigan
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects: This bridge has been closed to traffic, and as of 2021 is Slated for demolition under Local Agency Bridge Bundling Program!
History: Built 1912
Design: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 48.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.79814, -86.33832 (decimal degrees)
43°47'53" N, 86°20'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/553228/4849665 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic: 20
Inventory numbers: MINEW 08402 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 56761 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.5 (out of 100)
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September 17, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now slated for demolition without replacement!
June 24, 2013: Added by James Baughn

88th Avenue Bridge

Posted April 16, 2021, by Mike Kerkau (mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com)

This was, apparently, closed - presumably sometime in 2018.

Here's the StreetView, facing north up 88th, from Jefferson Road south of the bridge - image date September 2019:

Only the latest inspection report (dated August 2018) has it indicated as closed - most likely, that's what prompted the closure.