Second Avenue Bridge

Photos

Side view

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #240729

Overview: Bascule bridge over Thunder Bay River on Second Avenue in Alpena
Location: Alpena County, Michigan
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988
Builders: - Cliffard E. Paine of Chicago Illinois
- Joseph Strauss [also known as Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.]
- Strauss Engineering Co. [also known as Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.]
- W.J. Storen Co (Contractor)
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 261.8 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.06389, -83.43056 (decimal degrees)
45°03'50" N, 83°25'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/308648/4992921 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Alpena
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 15,700
Inventory numbers: MINBI 044015200072B01 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
MINEW 00357 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 19956 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 39.2 (out of 100)
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