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This three panel pony truss bridge is the last known remaining metal truss bridge in Livingston County. The traditionally composed structure retains good historic integrity including original railings. The loss of the deck surface and longitudinal stringers from the bridge do not detract from the original design and materials of the truss superstructure.
This truss bridge was closed and abandoned by the county in 1995, reverting the structure to private ownership. At the time of closure, a bridge inspection rated the superstructure condition as "Imminent Failure" (1 out of 9) and the substructure (abutments) condition as "Serious" (3 out of 9). Fifteen years later, this bridge in the condition of "imminent failure" remains standing. Certainly, the bridge is in poor shape, with severe section loss at bottom chord connections and the ends of eyebars connected to the bottom chord. Serious pack rust on the top chord cover plate is also present. Yet, the bridge remains standing, and despite this deterioration, the bridge could be restored. There may be the need to replicate several eye bars and other select elements, but the overall truss remains intact, including floorbeams, top chord connections, and the majority of vertical members. Think about this: a bridge rated as imminent failure in 1995 still stands fifteen years later in 2010. This fact demonstrates that other bridges rated Poor (4/9) or Serious (3/9) while sounding bad by their name, are actually in a condition that makes their preservation very feasible. The Townley Road Bridge serves to explain the fact that while National Bridge Inventory ratings may be useful to determine a bridge's current condition for vehicular use, it actually has little bearing on whether the bridge can be restored for pedestrian use, or even predicting whether or not the bridge might collapse.
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