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Cottrell Road Bridge

Tuscola County, Michigan

Photos 

MI-110-1

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1996, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #120643

Map 

Facts 

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)

Categories 

Beam (15,712)
Built 1900 (921)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Formerly NR-eligible (444)
Lost (24,719)
Lost 2001 (449)
Lost during 2000s (4,184)
Michigan (1,124)
 Owned by county (20,781)
Replaced by new bridge (16,570)
Span length under 25 feet (6,893)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,919)
Tuscola County, Michigan (8)
Vassar, Michigan (3)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER MI-110 - Cottrell Road Bridge

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