GLC - Shiawassee River Bridge

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Overview

Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over Shiawassee River on Great Lakes Central Railroad

Location

Shiawassee County, Michigan

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1908

Builder

- Toledo-Massillon Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio

Railroads

- Ann Arbor Railroad (AA)
- Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY)

Design

Warren deck truss with alternating verticals

Dimensions

Span length: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.0 ft.

Also called

Byron Railroad Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.82971, -83.95455   (decimal degrees)
42°49'47" N, 83°57'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/258507/4746139 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Byron

Inventory number

BH 52078 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• January 25, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• January 25, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
• April 17, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

Sources 

• Frank Hicks
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Annual Report - Ann Arbor Railroad Company - Google Books
• Geoff Hubbs

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