Cottrell Road Bridge

Photos

MI-110-1

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1996, for HAER

BH Photo #120643

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Saginaw Valley Railroad on Cottrell Road in Vassar
Location: Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1900; Replaced 2001
Design: 9 span, all timber structure
"This bridge is one of only six timber structures in Michigan and by far the longest example, having twice the length of the next longest example."

--R.A. Scott and Associates,Inc. for HAER
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 22.0 ft.
Total length: 144.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.36828, -83.60462 (decimal degrees)
43°22'06" N, 83°36'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/288969/4805008 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Vassar
Inventory number: BH 37127 (Bridgehunter.com ID)