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Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over West Branch St.Joseph of Maumee on Cambria Road in Camden
Location
Camden, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1899; Replaced 1991
Builder
- New Columbus Bridge Co.
Design
Single span, steel Pratt pony truss with riveted connections.

"The Cambria Road Bridge is the only known surviving example of a bridge built by an Ohio company of this era in Michigan.

"This documentation was undertaken in July 1989 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to by the Gratiot [sic] County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to replacement of the bridge."

Stanley L. Clingerman, Engineer
Hillsdale County Road Commission
Hillsdale, Michigan

[Editor Notes: The slip in the name of the county is likely a result of the using cut and paste from another document.]
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Dimensions
Total length: 40.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.74980, -84.66975   (decimal degrees)
41°44'59" N, 84°40'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/693746/4624621 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Reading, Michigan
Inventory number
BH 37162 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Built 1899 (76)
Built during 1890s (810)
Camden, Michigan (1)
Hillsdale County, Michigan (7)
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Michigan (433)
New Columbus Bridge Co. (2)
Owned by county (14,359)
Pony truss (9,534)
Pratt pony truss (535)
Pratt truss (1,669)
Replaced by new bridge (841)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,496)
Truss (16,277)

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