East Michigan Avenue Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Lost concrete through girder bridge over Kalamazoo River on East Michigan Avenue in Galesburg

Location

Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1923; Walkway added 1941; Replaced 1995

Builder

- William Marshall & Son

Design

"The East Michigan Avenue Bridge is [was] one of only three camelback bridges left on the Michigan Department of Transportation inventory list and is the second largest in the state. The sister bridge to this one was Mosel Avenue Bridge which was taken down in 1990.

"This documentation was undertaken in February 1994 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Michigan Department of Transportation as a mitigative measure prior to the replacement of the bridge."

Michael R. DeVries, Project Engineer
Wrightman and Associates, Inc.
920 Broad St.
St. Joseph, MI 49085
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Dimensions

Length of largest span: 90 ft.
Total length: 210 ft.
Deck width: 22 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.28861, -85.40194   (decimal degrees)
42°17'19" N, 85°24'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/631749/4683057 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Galesburg, Michigan UTM: 16.631770.4682820

Inventory number

BH 37172 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 14, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER MI-75 - East Michigan Avenue Bridge

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