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Monk Road South Bridge

Monk Road South Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: May 11, 2011

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Monk Road Over South Branch Macon Creek
Location
Rural: Monroe County, Michigan: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
By Builder/Contractor: Unknown
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
44.0 Feet (13.4 Meters)
Structure Length
46.0 Feet (14 Meters)
Roadway Width
15.7 Feet (4.79 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
58304A00028B010

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This bridge is in storage!

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This is the second longest metal truss highway bridge from the Monroe County collection, and its trusses are also in the best condition. Although the construction date is unknown, since the 1910 date given in the National Bridge Inventory appears to be incorrect, this bridge appears to be the oldest of the Monroe County highway truss bridge collection. This bridge has the distinctive, unique detail of custom-designed castings for the diagonal lateral bracing rods on the  floorbeams. These castings are highly unusual and do not  follow the more standard connection methods normally seen for diagonal lateral bracing  rods.

Prior to being rescued and placed into storage for future restoration, the bridge was in extreme danger of collapse due to the southern stone abutment which had completely crumbled between the end posts, leaving narrow pillars of stone under each  end post, with stones on one of the pillars leaning precariously. The bridge had not been open to traffic since perhaps around 1970.


This bridge is tagged with the following special condition(s): Available

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Lifting A Truss

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This video shows one of the trusses being picked by the crane and moved off its abutments and set onto the ground. Streaming video of the bridge. Also includes a higher quality downloadable video for greater clarity or offline viewing.

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