14 Mile Road Bridge

Photos

View, East Elevation (Overall View)

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #310493

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Description

The bridge is part of Calhoun County's local roadway system which primarily serves existing agricultural, rural, residential, and associated traffic. The bridge is a steel, riveted camelback pony truss structure. The bridge reflects a type not common in Michigan in the twentieth century.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over St Joseph River on 14 Mile Road
Location: Calhoun County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1906; Replace 1994
Design: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Span length: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.09024, -85.02033 (decimal degrees)
42°05'25" N, 85°01'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/663722/4661691 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Burlington
Inventory numbers: MINBI 13320H00021B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
BH 65071 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

December 27, 2014: Added by Dave King

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER MI-77 - Fourteen Mile Road Bridge, Spanning St. Joseph River, Tekonsha, Calhoun County, MI