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Old Black Bridge

Saginaw County, Michigan

Photo 

Old Black Bridge

looking north

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #503047

Map 

Description 

see BH 37205 for new location

Facts 

Overview
Relocated Pratt through truss bridge over Cass River on S Dehmel Road
Location
Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, Michigan
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1907; Replaced 1982 and relocated to farm
Builder
- Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.32823, -83.75771   (decimal degrees)
43°19'42" N, 83°45'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/276418/4800958 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93931 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (751)
Built during 1900s (7,687)
Frankenmuth, Michigan (2)
Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. (42)
Lost (29,287)
Lost 1982 (114)
Lost during 1980s (1,550)
Michigan (1,402)
 Owned by county (21,660)
Pratt through truss (6,145)
Pratt truss (10,427)
Relocated (1,045)
Replaced by new bridge (19,892)
Saginaw County, Michigan (43)
Through truss (17,349)
Truss (36,123)

Update Log 

  • August 16, 2021: Updated by Luke: aDDED INFO
  • August 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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