Photos
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MI-108-1 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-2 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-3 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-4 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-5 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-6 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-7 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-8 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-9 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-10 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-11 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-12 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-13 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-14 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-15 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-16 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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MI-108-17 Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, June 1996, for HAER |
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Index to Photographs Photo taken by HAER |
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Index to Photographs Photo taken by HAER |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black Creek on Scott Hwy near Blissfield
- Location
- Blissfield, Lenawee County, Michigan
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1897; Closed 1989; Replaced 1998
- Design
- "The bridge is part of Lenawee County's local roadway system which primarily serves existing agricultural uses and residential traffic. The bridge is an early example of a steel, through truss Pratt structure.
"An evaluation by qualified engineering personnel advised replacement of the bridge. To mitigate the adverse effect, the State Historic Preservation Officer stipulated documentation of design elements of the bridge. This documentation was undertaken to fulfill the above stipulation.
Westshore Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
Consultants to the Lennawee County Road Commission
Muskegon, Michigan
` - Dimensions
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Total length: 100 ft.
Deck width: 14 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 37185 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- HAER MI-108 - Scott Highway Bridge, Spanning Black Creek