The County Road I-39–Rapid River Bridge is a bridge located on County Road I-39 (Co. Rd. I-39) over the Rapid River in Masonville Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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| Location | Co. Rd. I-39 over Rapid River, Masonville Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 46°1′22″N 86°58′44″W / 46.02278°N 86.97889°W |
| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Built by | Delta Contracting Co. |
| Architect | Michigan State Highway Department[2] |
| Architectural style | Through girder bridge |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001511[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1999 |
Description
editThe bridge carrying Co. Rd. I-39 over the Rapid River is a multi-span through girder bridge constructed of concrete.[3][unreliable source] The bridge is 17 feet (5.2 m) wide and 70 feet (21 m) long in total, with two main spans of 33.8 feet (10.3 m) in length.[3]
History
editThe Co. Rd. I-39 – Rapid River Bridge was built in 1916 by Delta Contracting Company of Escanaba, Michigan.[3] It was the 64th trunkline bridge built in Michigan, and once carried US 41 across the Rapid River.[3] When US 41 was rerouted, the bridge continued to serve as a county road. The bridge is one of the few multi-span through girder bridge constructed of concrete still extant in Michigan,[3] and is the oldest example of a concrete girder bridge designed for the state trunkline system.[4] The bridge was added to the NRHP on December 9, 1999.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "County Road I-39–Rapid River Bridge". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Old US 41 Rapid River Bridge". HistoricBridges.org. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ Hyde, Charles K. (1993). Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 131. ISBN 0814324487. Retrieved September 7, 2019 – via Archive.org.
External links
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Media related to County Road I-39 – Rapid River Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Photographs of the bridge courtesy of HistoricBridges.org