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M-139 Bridge

Berrien County, Michigan

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View North, Across Deck Of Bridge

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View South, Across Deck Of Bridge

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Southeast Abutment And East Elevation. Looking Northwest

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East Elevation, Looking Northwest

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West Elevation, Looking Northeast

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Center Pier, West Elevation. Looking East

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East Elevation, Looking South

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Piers And Superstructure, Looking North From South Abutment

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Long View Of Piers, Looking North

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Details Of Steel Superstructure. Looking North

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West Railing, Looking West

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West Railing Detail, Looking Northwest

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives. 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), March 1, 1936, Photograph By E.A.M. Construction Pho

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), March 1, 1936, Photograph By E.A.M. Construction Pho

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), March 1, 1936, Photograph By E.A.M. Construction Pho

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), March 1, 1936, Photograph By E.A.M. Construction Pho

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County. Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), May 8, 1936, Photograph By O.L.S. Construction Photo

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), July 22, 1936, Photograph By E.H.H. Construction Pho

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), July 22, 1936, Photograph By E.H.H, Construction Pho

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Photocopy Of Photograph (Original Negative In The Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State Of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Mi 48918), August, 1936, Photograph By J.H.F. Construction Phot

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Photocopy Of Original Drawing (Original In Michigan Department Of Transportation, 425 West Ottawa, Lansing, Mi 48909), Bridge X2 Of 11-2-21, Sheet 9, July 23, 1935. East Elevation, Looking West

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Conrail (Abn) & Ox Creek on M-139
Location
Berrien County, Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936; Rehabilitated 1969; Rehabilitated 1990
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
"This is a good example of a mid-sized viaduct structure designed to bridge an area with unstable subsoil conditions. The use of reinforced-concrete piers and abutments in combination with a steel girder superstructure is an unusual design. The concrete piers extend beyond the main girders, so that much of the deck is cantilevered.

"This documentation was undertaken in November 1990 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Federal Highway Administration, the Michigan Department of Transportation, the State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition of the bridge."

Dr. Charles K. Hyde, Department of History
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
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Dimensions
Length of largest span: 86.9 ft.
Total length: 671.9 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Also called
Conrail (Abn) & Ox Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.09944, -86.43444   (decimal degrees)
42°05'58" N, 86°26'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/546765/4660972 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Benton Harbor
Inventory number
BH 37218 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
11,089

Categories 

Beam (1,816)
Berrien County, Michigan (10)
Built 1936 (500)
Built during 1930s (5,951)
Flared (421)
Michigan (433)
Open (21,979)
Owned by state (6,719)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,306)
Steel stringer (457)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,038)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (18)

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