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Facts

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over North Branch Pentwater River on 96th Avenue
Location: Oceana County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Replaced 1998
Builder: - Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
Design: "The Morse Near Bridge is a single span steel, riveted Warren Pony Truss built according to the Michigan State Highway Department standard plans, fabriacted by the Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York. It is not certain how many examples of this type exist. Despite the deterioration of the structure, the historic integrity of the bridge is intact."
John Kiefer, Nordland & Associates
Ludington, Michigan
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Dimensions: Total length: 60 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
Also called: 96th Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.80263, -86.31816 (decimal degrees)
43°48'09" N, 86°19'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/554846/4850177 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wiley
Inventory number: BH 37201 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 15, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-117 - Morse Near Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Pentwater River, Pentwater vicinity, Oceana County, MI

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