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TSBY - Manistee River Bridge

Wexford County, Michigan

Photos 

Ann Arbor Manistee River Bridge

Photo by Peter Hayes, used with permission

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BH Photo #435531

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over Manistee River on former Ann Arbor RR
Location
Mesick, Wexford County, Michigan
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Abandoned along with rail line ca. 1993
Railroads
- Ann Arbor Railroad (1895-1976) (AA)
- Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY)
Design
Riveted Warren deck truss with alternating verticals and two deck girder approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 116.0 ft.
Total length: 237.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Also called
AA - Manistee River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.41036, -85.73188   (decimal degrees)
44°24'37" N, 85°43'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/600966/4918234 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83013 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,928)
Ann Arbor Railroad (1895-1976) (6)
Built 1902 (583)
Built during 1900s (7,652)
Deck girder (6,310)
Deck truss (1,927)
Girder (11,181)
Mesick, Michigan (1)
Michigan (1,390)
Plate girder (8,735)
 Railroad (16,464)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,481)
Truss (35,529)
Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway (2)
Warren deck truss (668)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals (77)
Warren truss (7,008)
Wexford County, Michigan (8)

Update Log 

  • December 12, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 11, 2019: Updated by Mike Kerkau: Build year, length
  • October 1, 2018: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Mike Kerkau - mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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