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Grange Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.972778,-84.798889

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Carries Grange Road over Stony Creek
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Rainbow arch bridge over Stony Creek on Grange Road
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916

Location: Clinton County

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198173

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198174

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198175

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198176

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Jones Road Bridge

Status: Removed (possibly in 1999)

Location: 42.979722,-84.818611

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Carries Jones Road over Stony Creek
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 99.7 Feet
Span Length: 99.7 Feet

Overview: Lost truss bridge over Stony Creek on Jones Road
History:
Built: 1898

Location: Clinton County

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Monroe Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge and dismantled for reuse

Location: 42.849167,-84.827778

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Carries Monroe Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 148.0 Feet
Span Length: 148.0 Feet

Overview: Dismantled through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Monroe Road
History: Built 1894; replaced in 2001 and dismantled for reuse
Built: 1894

Location: Clinton County

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353996

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Bauer Road Bridge

Status: Relocated and open to pedestrians

Location: 42.819167,-84.719722

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Carries Bauer Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Wrought iron, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 78.7 Feet
Span Length: 78.7 Feet

Overview: Relocated through truss bridge originally over Looking Glass River on Bauer Road; , now relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
History: Built 1880 by the Penn Bridge Works; dismantled and moved to Calhoun County where it was restored
Built: 1880

Location: Clinton County

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210888

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Relcoated Bauer Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011

210891

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Relocated Bauer Road Bridge

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210892

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Relocated Bauer Road Bridge

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Lowell Road Bridge (Original)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge and dismantled for reuse

Location: 42.817778,-84.641667

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Carries Lowell Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 90.9 Feet

Overview: Dismantled through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Lowell Road
History: Built 1896; replaced in 2005 and dismantled and stored
Built: 1896

Location: Clinton County

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Maple Rapids Road Bridge

Status: Collapsed

Location: 43.109606,-84.711967

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Carries Maple Rapids Road over Maple River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 92.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Maple Rapids Road
History: Built in 1888 by the Variety Iron Works; Lost 2013
Built: 1888

Location: Clinton County

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Maple River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 43.028058,-84.452322

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Carries Harmon Road over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 55.8 Feet
Span Length: 55.8 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on Harmon Road
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Clinton County

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Mead Road Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 43.074167,-84.412778

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Carries Mead Road over Maple River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 98.8 Feet
Span Length: 98.8 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Maple River on Mead Road
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907

Location: Clinton County

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198119

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198120

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198121

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198122

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Jones Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge and stored for reuse

Location: 42.792500,-84.818056

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Carries Jones Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: The bridge is part of Clinton County's local road system which primarily serves existing agricultural development, rural residential uses, and related traffic. The bridge is a steel Baltimore through-truss structure. It is [was] the only example of this type of bridge in Michigan.
--Douglas A. Bell, AICP
Consultant to the Clinton County Road Commission

Total Length: 217.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Dismantled Baltimore through truss bridge over Grand River on Jones Road in Eagle Township
History: Built 1912; Closed to all traffic 1984; Replaced in 1998 and dismantled
Built: 1912

Location: Clinton County

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120811

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MI-125-1

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120812

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MI-125-2

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120813

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MI-125-3

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120814

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MI-125-4

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120815

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MI-125-5

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120816

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MI-125-6

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120817

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MI-125-7

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120818

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MI-125-8

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120819

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MI-125-9

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120820

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MI-125-10

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120821

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MI-125-11

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120822

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MI-125-12

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120823

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MI-125-13

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120824

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MI-125-14

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120825

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MI-125-15

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120826

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MI-125-16

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120827

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MI-125-17

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120828

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MI-125-18

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120829

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MI-125-19

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120830

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120831

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Tallman Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 42.827800,-84.759120

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Carries Tallman Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 6 panel Pratt through truss, wooden deck. "The Tallman Road Bridge is one of the oldest metal truss bridges in Michigan designed and built in 1880 circa. It is [was] a Pratt Through Truss type of structure and one of a few left in Michigan."
Gerald Ritchie, Engineer
Clinton County Road Commission

Total Length: 89.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Tallman Road in Eagle
History: Built 1880; Replaced 1996
Built: 1880

Location: Clinton County

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120832

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MI-91-1

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120833

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MI-91-2

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120834

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120835

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120840

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120841

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120842

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MI-91-11

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120843

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MI-91-12

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120844

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120845

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120846

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120847

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120848

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120850

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MI-91-19

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120851

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MI-91-20

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120852

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MI-91-21

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120853

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Upton Road Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic
There is a " park " on one end, but from what I saw it isnt much. Just a muddy turn around with a trash can that isnt used as much as the ground is. The bridge is totally fenced off and posted

Location: 43.089892,-84.406080

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Carries Old Upton Road over Maple River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Pin-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Maple River on Old Upton Road
History: Built 1901 by the Detroit Bridge and Iron Works; Closed to vehicular traffic 1966
Built: 1901

Location: Clinton County

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198123

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198124

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198125

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198126

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Maple River Bridge

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Stony Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 42.915013,-84.580217

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Carries Old Dewitt Road over Stony Creek
Design: truss/pony/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned queenpost pony truss bridge over Stony Creek on Old Dewitt Road
History: Built 1880 bypassed in 1991. Given to a private owner
Built: 1880

Location: Clinton County

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Stony Creek Bridge2 NRHP 99001467 Clinton County, MI.jpg

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Lowell Road Bridge (Replacement)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.818033,-84.641903

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Carries Lowell Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Lowell Road
History: Built 2006
Built: 2006

Location: Clinton County

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Krepps Road - Looking Glass River Bridge

Status: Struck by car March 30, 1966, and collapsed

Location: 42.851660,-84.503610

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Carries Krepps Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Krepps Road
History: Collapsed in 1966, and possibly never rebuilt; Road closed in 1980; Removed circa 1984
Built:

Location: Clinton County

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Krepps Road- Looking Glass River Bridge

Lansing State Journal: March 30 1966

450043

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Krepps Road - Looking Glass River Bridge

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Lansing State Journal: March 30 1966

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State Road - Grand River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.784960,-84.798590

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Carries State Road over Grand River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Grand River on State Road
History: Collapsed in 1977; replaced in 1979
Built:

Location: Clinton County

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450050

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State Road - Grand River Bridge

Lansing State Journal: September 4 1977

450051

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State Road - Grand River Bridge

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Lansing State Journal: September 4 1977

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Maple Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 43.109160,-84.693350

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Carries Maple Street over Maple River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Maple Street
History:
Built: ca. 1880

Location: Clinton County

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Maple Street Bridge

Lansing State Journal: March 15 1979

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Maple Street Bridge

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Lansing State Journal: March 15 1979

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Historical photo of bridge.

As seen at Rivers Bend bar in Maple Rapids.

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Babcock Road - Looking Glass River Bridge

Status: Destroyed by pickup truck hitting bridge's south side

Location: 42.869636,-84.452914

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Carries Babcock Road over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Looking Glass River on Babcock Road
History: Built 1901; Destroyed January 10, 1983 by pickup truck hitting bridge's south side; Replaced
Built: 1901

Location: Clinton County

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Babcock Road Bridge

Lansing State Journal: January 11 1983

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Babcock Road Bridge

Lansing State Journal: January 11 1983

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Whittemore Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 43.004825,-84.550967

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Carries Whittemore Street over Grand Trunk Western RR
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Grand Trunk Western RR on Whittemore Street
History:
Built:

Location: Clinton County

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Whittemore Street Bridge

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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