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MI-110-1

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1996, for HAER

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MI-110-2

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MI-110-3

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MI-110-4

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MI-110-5

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MI-110-6

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MI-110-8

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MI-110-9

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MI-110-10

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MI-110-11

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MI-110-12

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MI-110-13

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MI-110-14

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MI-110-15

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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 ft.
Total length: 144 ft.
Deck width: 15.9 ft.
USGS topographic map
Vassar, Mich UTM: 17.288950.4804840
Inventory number
BH 37127 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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