Morseville Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Byron Miller in December 2011

BH Photo #222966

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Flint River on Burt Road (Old alignment)
Location: Saginaw County, Michigan
Status: Bypassed by a new bridge on a different alignment and abandoned
History: Built in 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company; bypassed in 2006
Builder: - Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design: Pinned and wrought iron Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 138.8 ft.
Total length: 196.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990
Also called: Burt Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.23667, -83.86778 (decimal degrees)
43°14'12" N, 83°52'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/267145/4791090 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Birch Run South
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 872
Inventory numbers: MINBI 73325H00052B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
NRHP 90000573 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20210 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.9 (out of 100)
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October 10, 2014: New photo from Janis Ford
January 7, 2012: New photos from Byron Miller
April 22, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed to extant and added new information