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Facts

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Saginaw Valley Railroad on Cottrell Road in Vassar
Location: Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1900; Replaced 2001
Design: 9 span, all timber structure
"This bridge is one of only six timber structures in Michigan and by far the longest example, having twice the length of the next longest example."

--R.A. Scott and Associates,Inc. for HAER
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 22 ft.
Total length: 144 ft.
Deck width: 15.9 ft.
USGS topographic map: Vassar, Mich UTM: 17.288950.4804840
Inventory number: BH 37127 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 10, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

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J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-110 - Cottrell Road Bridge

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