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Ecorse River Bridge

Wayne County, Michigan

Photos 

Historical Photo, 1916.

Photo taken by Engineering News

License: Released into public domain

BH Photo #415498

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Ecorse Creek on Biddle /Jefferson Avenue
Location
Wayne County, Michigan
Status
No longer exists
Builders
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Toledo Bridge & Crane Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Deck plate girder, rolling lift bascule double leaf.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 67.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.23493, -83.14806   (decimal degrees)
42°14'06" N, 83°08'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/322754/4678094 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wyandotte
Inventory number
BH 69942 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,067)
Built 1916 (697)
Built during 1910s (9,682)
Deck girder (5,782)
Girder (10,306)
Lost (25,041)
Michigan (1,146)
Movable (2,990)
 Owned by township (2,751)
Plate girder (7,990)
Replaced by new bridge (16,827)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (125)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Toledo Bridge & Crane Co. (8)
Wayne County, Michigan (84)

Update Log 

  • January 9, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • January 2, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added details and photos.
  • November 11, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

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