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Mosel Avenue Grade Separation

Kalamazoo County, Michigan

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View Showing North Elevation Of Grade Separation

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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View Showing South Elevation Of Grade Separation

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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View Showing East Elevation Of Grade Separation

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View Showing West Elevation Of Grade Separation

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Detail View Showing Inside Of Camelback

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Showing Inside Of Camelback

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Showing Outside Of Camelback

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Of Balustrade

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Of Sidewalk

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Showing Underside

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Of East Abutment

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Of West Abutment

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Showing Corner Of Bridge And Abutment

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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Detail View Of Nameplate

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, April 1989, for HAER

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View Showing South Elevation

The bridge was built to span an electric interurban railroad that used a third rail, fatal to touch. The interurban ceased operations in 1929 and was replaced by Riverview Drive.

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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View Showing North Elevation

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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View Of West Abutment, Looking Southeast

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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View Of Embankment, Looking Southwest

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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Detail View Of Rerod

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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View Showing Falsework

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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View Of Temporary Bridge, Looking From The Southeast

Photocopy by HAER of photos ca. 1924 in possession of Arthur R. Heystek; photographer unknown

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Camelback concrete deck girder bridge over Riverview Drive on Mosel Avenue in Kalamazoo
Location
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1924; Demolished 1990
Builder
- General Builders, Inc.
Design
"One of only two surviving concrete girder camelback bridges in Michigan with sidewalks built as an integral part of the original structure. This was unusual, as most of the bridges were built in rural areas where sidewalks were not needed. It was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1986.

"This documentation was undertaken in June 1989 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Kalamazoo County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to the replacement of the bridge."

Ronald R. Coping, M.A., M.A.
Environmental Analyst
Kalamazoo County Road Commission
Kalamazoo, MI
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Dimensions
Total length: 50 ft.
Deck width: 36 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.31781, -85.57040   (decimal degrees)
42°19'04" N, 85°34'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/617806/4686052 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kalamazoo, Michigan UTM: 16.617780.00.4685835
Inventory number
BH 37176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1924 (355)
Built during 1920s (4,729)
Concrete girder (68)
Deck girder (149)
Formerly NR-eligible (80)
General Builders, Inc. (1)
Girder (279)
Kalamazoo County, Michigan (8)
Kalamazoo, Michigan (4)
Lost (1,698)
Michigan (433)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,024)

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