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Pratt pony truss bridge relocated from Bad River on Mason Road in Ithaca

Location

Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan

Status

Relocated and replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1904; Relocated and replaced 1995

Design

Single span, 5 panel, pinned connection, Pratt pony truss.
"The Mason Road Bridge is [was] one of the largest Pratt pony truss structures with pinned connections surviving in Michigan. It has been considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.

"This documentation was undertaken in March of 1995 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to by the Gratiot County Road Commission. The Memorandum of Agreement is a mitigative measure used prior to relocating the truss to Overbrook Golf Course in Newark Township, Gratiot County, Michigan."

Mr. Fred Walkington, Engineer-Manager
Gratiot County Road Commission
Ithaca, Michigan 48847
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Dimensions

Total length: 72 ft.
Deck width: 15.11 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.31389, -84.38917 (decimal degrees)
43°18'50" N, 84°23'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/711722/4798982 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Rathbone, Michigan UTM: 16.711705.4798777

Inventory number

BH 37158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 13, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-94 - Mason Road Bridge, Spanning Bad River, Ithaca vicinity, Gratiot County, MI

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