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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over St. Clair River on Westbound I-94 in Port Huron
Location: Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1999
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Modjeski and Masters (Engineers)
- Paul Phillippe Cret (Architect)
- Sarnias Bridge Co. (Canada Approach spans)
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (American Approach spans)
Design: "When it opened in October 1938, the Blue Water Bridge symbolized the peaceful relationship between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the hostilities in Europe which were about to erupt into World War II. Forming an efficient link between the Midwest and the East Coast, the bridge had become one of the most heavily-travelled border crossings between the two nations. Modjeski and Masters, an internationally renowned engineering firm based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, designed and supervised construction of the bridge. Although the arch cantilever through truss did not present any unusual engineering challenges, use of the lower chord as part of the deck system was a creative response to aesthetic and budgetary concerns."
--Charlene K. Roise, Hess, Roise & Co., Minneapolis
for Michigan DOT and Historic American Engineering Record
March, 1995
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 871.1 ft.
Total length: 6,178.8 ft.
Deck width: 34.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2000
Also called: Blue Water Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.99917, -82.42500 (decimal degrees)
42°59'57" N, 82°25'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/383848/4761707 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Port Huron, MI - Ontario; UTM 17.383020.4761520
Inventory numbers: NRHP 80004841 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 3,027

Update Log

August 11, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
August 10, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-16-A - Blue Water Bridge, Spanning St. Clair River at I-69, I-94, & Canadian Route 402, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI
Michigan DOT Historic Bridges - Blue Water Bridge page of the MDOT Historical Bridges listings

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