South Union Street Bridge

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File:SouthUnionStreet-BoardmanRiver BridgeTraverseCityMI

Photo taken by Andrew Jameson

BH Photo #275827

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Boardman River on S. Union Street
Location: Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Funding said to be in place for bridge rehabilitation, which may not start until 2021
History: Built 1931
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 72.8 ft.
Total length: 74.8 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2000
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.76194, -85.62361 (decimal degrees)
44°45'43" N, 85°37'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/608928/4957427 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Traverse City SE
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 8,572
Inventory numbers: NRHP 99001651 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MINEW 03074 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 56764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.5 (out of 100)
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South Union Street Bridge

Posted June 27, 2019, by Mike Kerkau (mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com)

Funding is said to be in place for a rehabilitation project for this bridge; this one is projected to move forward in 2021.