McCann Road Bridge

Photos 

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View Of South Approach, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of East Side, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Side, Showing Second Vertical Support (Span 1), Channels, Cross Bracing, And Connection Detail, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Side, Showing Center 'V' Connections, Channels And Crossing Bracing Detail On Span 1 And Back Of Diagonal Support On Span 2, Looking Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View Of Floor Beams And Tensioning Rod, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of East Side Of Pier 1, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of Abutment B (North End), Looking Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Thornapple River on Mc Cann Road in Hastings

Location

Hastings, Barry County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1892; New Deck 1950's; Replaced 1987

Builder

- Samuel Ramsey & Co.

Design

"The McCann Road bridge is the oldest and one of the few multi-span, pin connected, Pratt Pony Highway Bridges surviving in Michigan. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

"This documentation was undertaken in May 1986 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Barry County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition of the bridge."

Don Wolf, Acting Manager
Barry County Road Commission
Hastings, Michigan

Retyped and Transmitted by Jean P. Yearby, HAER, 1987
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Dimensions

Length of largest span: 60 ft.
Total length: 120 ft.
Deck width: 14 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.68980, -85.41400   (decimal degrees)
42°41'23" N, 85°24'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/629922/4727587 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Middleville

Inventory number

BH 37216 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 16, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER MI-17 - McCann Road Bridge, Spanning Thornapple River at McCann Road, Hastings vicinity, Barry County, MI

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