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Michigan Avenue Bascule Bridge

Erie County, New York

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Old Michigan Avenue Bridge

Once in operation before it was replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #283213

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Description 

This Belidor bascule bridge designed by Bernard Forest de Belidor is a rolling counterweight bascule bridge which rolls down the counterweight track and raise the drawspan.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Buffalo River on Michigan Avenue
Location
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Status
Replaced by a lift bridge in 1930
History
Built 1895; Replaced 1930
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
Warren pony truss bascule bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.87165, -78.87288   (decimal degrees)
42°52'18" N, 78°52'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/673741/4748757 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Buffalo SE
Inventory number
BH 60847 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,557)
Bascule (1,061)
Belidor bascule (10)
Buffalo, New York (67)
Built 1895 (278)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Erie County, New York (210)
Lost (24,711)
Lost 1930 (78)
Lost during 1930s (621)
 Movable (2,970)
New York (4,396)
Pony truss (16,179)
Replaced by new bridge (16,565)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Truss (32,768)
Warren pony truss (3,357)
Warren truss (6,562)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (154)

Update Log 

  • November 13, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 27, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 1, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 16, 2017: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 17, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder + imagery
  • May 14, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • May 5, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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