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CSX - Thornapple River Bridge

Kent County, Michigan

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CSX - Thornapple River Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Michael P. Kube-McDowell

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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Overview
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Thornapple River on CSX RR
Location
Kent County, Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1921
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O; CO)
- Pere Marquette Railway (PM)
Design
Warren deck truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 515.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.87818, -85.47731   (decimal degrees)
42°52'41" N, 85°28'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/624357/4748411 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cascade
Inventory number
BH 52088 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1921 (619)
Built during 1920s (10,440)
CSX Railroad (1,860)
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (246)
Deck girder (6,619)
Deck truss (2,050)
Girder (11,663)
Have street view (30,434)
Kent County, Michigan (49)
Michigan (1,547)
Open (41,452)
 Owned by railroad (14,143)
Pere Marquette Railway (61)
Plate girder (9,177)
Railroad (17,003)
Riveted (2,776)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,602)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,200)
Truss (38,324)
Warren deck truss (691)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (127)
Warren truss (7,182)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2022: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 1, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 17, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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