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Napier Bridge (1870)

Berrien County, Michigan

Photos 

Napier Bridge (Oldest)

The Herald-Press: May 27 1965

BH Photo #450673

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Napier Avenue
Location
St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Status
Collapsed due to ice flood March 12, 1904; replaced by new bridge
History
Built between 1850-1870; collapsed due to flooding in March 1904
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.08849, -86.47471   (decimal degrees)
42°05'19" N, 86°28'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/543443/4659734 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85673 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,382)
Berrien County, Michigan (53)
Built 1870 (160)
Built during 1870s (1,269)
Destroyed by flood (610)
Fair Plain, Michigan (3)
Lost (28,489)
Lost 1904 (38)
Lost during 1900s (391)
 Michigan (1,390)
Owned by city (6,082)
Pony truss (17,012)
St. Joseph, Michigan (5)
Through truss (16,792)
Truss (35,469)
Warren pony truss (3,558)
Warren truss (7,002)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

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Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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