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Belleview Road Bridge

Oakland County, Michigan

Photos 

MI-111-1

Photo taken by Carla Anderson, October 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #121495

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Orion Canal on Bellevue Avenue in Lake Orion
Location
Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1998
Builder
- Stokes & Whittingham
Design
"The Belleview Road Bridge is an earth-filled reinforced concrete arch bridge, consisting of a single arch span and reinforced concrete abutments.

"The Bellevue Road Bridge was completed at the time that Bellevue Island changed from a vacation community of seasonal cottages to a year-round settlement, reflecting the decline of Lake Orion as a resort area. The design of this bridge, with its massive concrete railings, reflects an attempt to produce an aesthetically-pleasing structure."

Dr. Charles K. Hyde
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
October 1995-March 1996
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Dimensions
Span length: 52.0 ft.
Total length: 52.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.78023, -83.25236   (decimal degrees)
42°46'49" N, 83°15'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/315756/4738870 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oxford
Inventory number
BH 37199 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,190)
Built 1929 (1,020)
Built during 1920s (9,962)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,042)
Deck arch (11,426)
Lake Orion, Michigan (1)
Lost (25,041)
Lost 1998 (422)
 Lost during 1990s (4,003)
Michigan (1,146)
Oakland County, Michigan (20)
Owned by city (5,491)
Replaced by new bridge (16,827)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Stokes & Whittingham (1)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • August 15, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER MI-111 - Bellevue Road Bridge, Spanning Lake Orion, Lake Orion, Oakland County, MI

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