Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Cheesman Road Bridge

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View Of The Southwest Bank

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View Of The South Approach

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Detail View Of The North Approach

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View Of The Manufacturer's Name Plate

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View Of The Abutment

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Detail View Of Mid-Section Of The Pier, Southwest Side

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View Of The Upper Corner Connection, Southwest Side

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View Of Oval Connection, East Side

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View Of The Pier, Southwest Bank Of Bridge

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View Of Lower Detail Connection, Northwest Side Of Bridge

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Map

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Facts

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pine River on Cheesman Road in St. Louis

Location

St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1886; altered in 1955; Replaced 1987

Builder

- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio

Design

Two span, 11 panel wrought iron Pratt through truss.

"The Cheesman Road Bridge is significant because it is one of the few wrought-iron pin-connected, Pratt truss highway bridges surviving in Michigan. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

"This documentation was undertaken in April 1987 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to by the Gratiot County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition of the bridge."

Fred Walkington, Manager
Gratiot County Road Commission
Ithaca, Michigan
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Dimensions

Length of largest span: 123 ft.
Total length: 155 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.40056, -84.61528 (decimal degrees)
43°24'02" N, 84°36'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/693110/4808059 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

St. Louis, Michigan UTM: 16.692899.4807817

Inventory number

BH 37159 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 13, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-21 - Cheesman Road Bridge, Spanning Pine Bridge, Saint Louis vicinity, Gratiot County, MI

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