Historic Bridges
of the United States
Oelke Road Bridge
Monroe County
,
Michigan
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over North Macon Creek on Oelke Road
Location
Monroe County
,
Michigan
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1899
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 51.8 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Inventory number
BH 20167
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 04/2000)
Substructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.4
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1978)
51
Categories
19th Century
(2,539)
Built 1899
(104)
Built during 1890s
(1,056)
Closed
(1,778)
Michigan
(435)
Monroe County, Michigan
(17)
Owned by county
(14,544)
Pony truss
(11,788)
Span length 50-75 feet
(5,605)
Structurally deficient
(14,983)
Total length 50-75 feet
(5,962)
Truss
(19,461)
Wooden deck
(5,198)
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Oelke Road Bridge
Posted April 5, 2009, by Janis Ford
(jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)
No access without a short hike on private property 3/28/09