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88th Avenue Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
This bridge has been closed to traffic, and as of 2021 is slated for demolition without replacement at an unknown date.

Location: 43.798135,-86.338325

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Carries 88th Avenue over North Branch Pentwater River
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet

Overview: Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over North Branch Pentwater River on 88th Avenue
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Oceana County

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140th Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.700000,-86.208333

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Carries 140th Avenue over South Branch Pentwater River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over South Branch Pentwater River on 140th Avenue
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1910

Location: Oceana County

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White River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced (?)

Location: 43.559142,-86.064435

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Carries S. 198th Avenue over White River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost (?) pony truss bridge over White River on 198th Avenue
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Oceana County

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Morse Near Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 43.802630,-86.318160

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Carries 96th Avenue over North Branch Pentwater River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: "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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Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over North Branch Pentwater River on 96th Avenue
History: Replaced 1998
Built: 1909

Location: Oceana County

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121522

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MI-117-1

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121523

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MI-117-2

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121524

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MI-117-3

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121525

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MI-117-4

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121526

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MI-117-5

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121527

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MI-117-6

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121528

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MI-117-7

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121529

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MI-117-8

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121530

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MI-117-9

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121531

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MI-117-10

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121532

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MI-117-11

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121533

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MI-117-12

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121534

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MI-117-13

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121535

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MI-117-14

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121536

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MI-117-15

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121537

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MI-117-16

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121538

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MI-117-17

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121539

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MI-117-18

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121540

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MI-117-19

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121541

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MI-117-20

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121542

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MI-117-21

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121543

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MI-117-22

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121544

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MI-117-23

Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER

121545

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121546

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121547

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Pentwater River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.707222,-86.355833

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Carries Old US 31 (N. Oceana Drive) over Pentwater River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 270.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Pentwater River on Old US 31 (N. Oceana Drive)
History: Built 1954; rehabilitated 2008
Built: 1954

Location: Oceana County

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Pentwater Channel Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 43.780043,-86.437563

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Carries Longbridge Road over Pentwater Channel Lake
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over Pentwater Channel Lake on Green Street
History: Built in 1925 ; removed 1949
Built: 1925

Location: Oceana County

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288706

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Pentwater Channel Bridge

Michigan

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013

488789

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Photo taken by Douglas Ed Biglow

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Miller Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 43.703088,-86.367270

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Carries Main Street over Russell Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Russell Creek on Main Street
History:
Built:

Location: Oceana County

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493655

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Miller Street Bridge

Photo from old postcard

500981

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Picture 1 cleaned up

Practiced digitally restoring an image. Starting point was image 1

Photo digitally restored by Art Suckewer in July 2021

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North Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 43.717612,-86.369962

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Carries W Harrison Road over Pentwater River
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Pentwater River on W Harrison Road
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Oceana County

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495249

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North Bridge

1910 view

Photo from old postcard


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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