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Tase Bridge

St. Joseph County, Michigan

Photo 

Tase Bridge

1911 view

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #493644

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pin-connected Pratt pony truss bridge over St Joseph River on Angevine Road
Location
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97307, -85.50788   (decimal degrees)
41°58'23" N, 85°30'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/623627/4647863 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92493 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (870)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 1976 (107)
Lost during 1970s (943)
Michigan (1,389)
Owned by county (21,605)
Pin-connected (4,685)
 Pony truss (17,006)
Pratt pony truss (3,949)
Pratt truss (10,286)
Replaced by new bridge (19,321)
St. Joseph County, Michigan (44)
St. Joseph River (45)
Truss (35,407)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2021: Updated by Mike Kerkau: Build and replacement dates
  • March 27, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • March 27, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Mike Kerkau - mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com
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Tase Bridge
Posted March 28, 2021, by Mike Kerkau (mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com)

Hmmm. Hyde (1976) has this as built in 1912, the postcard above is said to be 1911 - though, that looks like it's being prepped for a formal "opening" there.