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Kimpton Road Bridge

Kimpton Road Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth and Luke Gordon

Bridge Documented: August 1, 2005, November 26, 2005, and May 2011

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Kimpton Road Over South Branch Macon Creek
Location
Rural: Monroe County, Michigan: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
By Builder/Contractor: Unknown
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
36.7 Feet (11.2 Meters)
Structure Length
38.7 Feet (11.8 Meters)
Roadway Width
15.4 Feet (4.69 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
58304A00022B010

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Bridge Documentation

This bridge is in storage!

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This small three panel truss bridge had a wooden deck and sat on relatively tall concrete abutments. Original lattice guardrails survive on the bridge. The bridge retains excellent historic integrity with no alterations to the superstructure. There was some modest collision damage to a few members. The bridge had been closed to traffic by the county with no plans to repair or replace the bridge. Overall the bridge was in decent condition, but isolated areas of severe section loss at the bases of the end posts and on many eye bar heads at the bottom chord connections.

In order to save this bridge from continuing deterioration which would inevitably lead to collapse, HistoricBridges.org and Bach Ornamental and Structural Steel, got together and with the support of the Monroe County Road Commission, worked together to develop and execute a project to remove this and four other similar abandoned and deteriorated truss bridges in the county and place them into storage, ready for future restoration and reuse. The project was done without cost to the county, and HistoricBridges.org and Bach Ornamental and Structural Steel intend to recoup costs by restoring the truss bridges and selling them as like-new historic bridges to new owners.


This bridge is tagged with the following special condition(s): Available

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Removal For Restoration

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Structure Details

Mobile Optimized Photos
A collection of detail photos that document the parts, construction, and condition of the bridge. This gallery features data-friendly, fast-loading photos in a touch-friendly popup viewer.
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Removal For Restoration

Mobile Optimized Photos
A collection of photos documenting the removal of this bridge from its original location to be placed in storage for future restoration and reuse. This gallery features data-friendly, fast-loading photos in a touch-friendly popup viewer.
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Cranecam: Picking The Trusses

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An HD video camera was mounted on the crane to take video of the two trusses being lifted off their abutments from a unique perspective. Streaming video of the bridge. Also includes a higher quality downloadable video for greater clarity or offline viewing.

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