Fort Street Bridge (Old)

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Fort Street Bridge

Trunnion bascule bridge destroyed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

BH Photo #265911

Overview: Lost bascule bridge over Rouge River on M-85 in Detroit
Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1926; demolished 2013
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 164.1 ft.
Total length: 281.8 ft.
Deck width: 55.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.29139, -83.14222 (decimal degrees)
42°17'29" N, 83°08'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/323394/4684351 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Dearborn
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 10,722
Inventory numbers: MINBI 82182071000B040 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
MINEW 11321 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 20291 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2012): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.1 (out of 100)
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