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Sherman Road Bridge

Monroe County, Michigan

Photos 

Photo taken by Janis Ford March 2008

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BH Photo #216562

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over North Macon Creek on Sherman Road
Location
Monroe County, Michigan
Status
Removed To Be Dismantled and Stored For Future Restoration
History
Built 1920
Design
Pin-connected, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.7 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.06204, -83.70849   (decimal degrees)
42°03'43" N, 83°42'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/275898/4660214 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milan
Inventory numbers
MINBI 58311H00014B010 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
BH 20170 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1920 (1,048)
Built during 1920s (10,284)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (586)
In storage (220)
Michigan (1,400)
Monroe County, Michigan (40)
Owned by county (21,656)
Pin-connected (4,868)
 Pony truss (17,080)
Pratt pony truss (3,985)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Structurally deficient (12,823)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,560)
Truss (35,934)
Wooden deck (6,173)

Update Log 

  • May 14, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Removed To Be Dismantled and Stored For Future Restoration

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