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MacArthur Bridge

Wayne County, Michigan
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Belle Isle MacArthur Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Detroit River on Belle Isle Traffic
Location
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1998
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 134.8 ft.
Total length: 2,291.5 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 61.0 ft.
Recognition
Listed as a contributing resource to the Belle Isle Historic District
Also called
Belle Isle Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.34272, -82.99861   (decimal degrees)
42°20'34" N, 82°59'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/335367/4689763 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Belle Isle
Inventory numbers
MINEW 12392 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 52835 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
3,978

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built 1923 (415)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Deck arch (8,703)
Detroit, Michigan (6)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Michigan (609)
 NR-contributing (28)
Open (28,320)
Open-spandrel arch (582)
Owned by city (3,053)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,955)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Wayne County, Michigan (41)

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  • July 8, 2012: Added by C Hanchey

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