"The Morse Near Bridge is a single span steel, riveted Warren Pony Truss built according to the Michigan State Highway Department standard plans, fabriacted by the Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York. It is not certain how many examples of this type exist. Despite the deterioration of the structure, the historic integrity of the bridge is intact."
John Kiefer, Nordland & Associates Ludington, Michigan `
Dimensions
Span length: 60 ft.
Total length: 60 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
Also called
96th Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.80263, -86.31816(decimal degrees) 43°48'09" N, 86°19'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/554846/4850177 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wiley
Inventory number
BH 37201 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Update Log
August 15, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning
Sources
J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-117 - Morse Near Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Pentwater River, Pentwater vicinity, Oceana County, MI