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
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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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.700000,-86.208333
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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Status: Removed but not replaced (?)
Location: 43.559142,-86.064435
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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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 43.802630,-86.318160
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
MI-117-1
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-2
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-3
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-4
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121526
MI-117-5
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-6
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-7
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-8
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-9
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121531
MI-117-10
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121532
MI-117-11
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121533
MI-117-12
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121534
MI-117-13
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121535
MI-117-14
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121536
MI-117-15
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121537
MI-117-16
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121538
MI-117-17
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121539
MI-117-18
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-19
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121541
MI-117-20
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-21
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
121543
MI-117-22
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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MI-117-23
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, October 1996, for HAER
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Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
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Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
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Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.707222,-86.355833
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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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.780043,-86.437563
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
Pentwater Channel Bridge
Michigan
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
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Photo taken by Douglas Ed Biglow
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.703088,-86.367270
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
Miller Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
500981
Picture 1 cleaned up
Practiced digitally restoring an image. Starting point was image 1
Photo digitally restored by Art Suckewer in July 2021
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 43.717612,-86.369962
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
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.
