Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Ferndale Road Bridge

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Bridge Roadway View Looking North

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, September 1988 for HAER

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Bridge Elevation Looking West

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, September 1988 for HAER

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Bridge Elevation Looking East

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, September 1988 for HAER

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Roadway View Of Knee Bracing, Struts And Lattice Braced Verticals. Looking North

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, September 1988 for HAER

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View Of Underside Of Bridge Deck Showing Floor Beam Connections. Looking North

Photo taken by Edwin G. Cordes, September 1988 for HAER

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Peshtigo River on Ferndale Road in Towns of Grover and Lake
Location: Towns of Grover and Lake, Marinette County, Wisconsin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1910 by Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co.; Replaced 1990
Builder: - Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co.
Design: 9 Panel, pin connected, Pratt overhead truss.
"The Ferndale Road Bridge is one of the State's longest remaining examples of a Pratt overhead truss bridge. It was built shortly before the advent of the standardized construction methods of the State Highway Commission. The bridge is an excellent example of the design and construction practices of larger bridge fabricators of the period."
--Edwin Cordes, Mead & Hunt, Inc., March 1989
Dimensions: Total length: 154.10 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
Also called: Lake Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.13500, -87.84300 (decimal degrees)
45°08'06" N, 87°50'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/433714/4998292 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Porterfield
Inventory number: BH 37096 (Bridgehunter.com ID)