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County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge

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Coordinates: 46°8′48″N 87°27′45″W / 46.14667°N 87.46250°W / 46.14667; -87.46250
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County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge
County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge is located in Michigan
County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge
County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge is located in the United States
County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge
LocationCounty Road 557 over West Branch of Escanaba River, Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan
Coordinates46°8′48″N 87°27′45″W / 46.14667°N 87.46250°W / 46.14667; -87.46250
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1928
Built byP.J. Nickel Company
ArchitectMichigan State Highway Department
Architectural stylesteel stringer
MPSHighway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference No.99001529[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1999

The County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge is a bridge located on County Road 557 as it passes over the West Branch of the Escanaba River in Wells Township in Marquette County, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

History

In 1928, the Michigan State Highway Department determined a bridge was necessary in this location.[2] In March, the department awarded a construction contract to the P.J. Nickel Company of Ironwood, Michigan, valued at $20,016.19. Nickel used a steel superstructure fabricated by the Massillon Bridge and Structural Company of Massillon, Ohio, to finish the bridge.[2]

The bridge construction is significant because it was one of the first truly long single-span bridges constructed in the state. Recent (at the time) improvements in I-beam fabrication allowed the construction of steel stringer bridges of extended length.[3] Since construction, the bridge has been essentially unaltered.[2]

Description

The County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge is 75 feet (23 m) in length with a roadway width of 30.1 feet (9.2 m) and a complete structure width of 35.5 feet (10.8 m).[2] The structure is a steel stringer bridge, constructed of rolled I-beams supported simply by straight-walled concrete abutments on each side of the river. The outside of the stringers are encased in concrete, giving the bridge the appearance af an all-concrete construction. The deck is concrete, resurfaced with asphalt. Guardrails with fluted balusters and paneled bulkheads run along each side of the bridge.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e Staff. "County Road 557–West Branch Escanaba River Bridge". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  3. ^ Staff (May 13, 2002). "County Rd. 557–W. Br. Escanaba River". Michigan's Historic Bridges. Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
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