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Walker Road Bridge

Walker Road Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: October 1, 2012

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Walker Road Over North Branch Ford River
Location
Rural: Dickinson County, Michigan: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1957 By Builder/Contractor: Unknown
Rehabilitation Date
1997
Main Span Length
49.0 Feet (14.9 Meters)
Structure Length
52.2 Feet (15.9 Meters)
Roadway Width
9.8 Feet (2.99 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
2203

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This tiny bridge serves a dead end road that appears to be hardly ever used. It is an unusual bridge with fishbelly shaped beams. The superstructure appears to be a salvaged and reused railroad flatcar, and a fairly old one, given that it is of riveted construction. Aside from the odd fishbelly shape of the beams, unusual non-bridge items such as loops and other attachments on the superstructure hint at the superstructure's non-bridge past. Reusing railroad flatcars is not unheard of; other examples can be found in the country. The practice appears to have been done many years ago, and apparently continues to the present day based on Internet research. This is the only example identified in Michigan by HistoricBridges.org. It is possible there are others, since their is not a specific listing in the National Bridge Inventory for this bridge type making them hard to locate, yet it is fair to assume this is a rare bridge type in Michigan.

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