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Old US 41–Backwater Creek Bridge

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designed a long-span pony truss bridge for the crossing, designated State Trunk Line Bridge No. 86. In 1917, the department awarded contracts for the construction of the bridge: Smith-Sparks Construction Company was awarded $ 5,414.20 to fabricate the concrete substructure, and the Northwestern
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In 1926, the trunkline road was incorporated into US 41. Traffic along the route increased, and eventually a replacement bridge was built nearby. The original bridge remains, in essentially unaltered condition, and is now a privately owned structure.
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The bridge is historically important as an early part of the region's infrastructure, and is technologically noteworthy as one of the earliest examples of a standard highway department pony truss design in the state.
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Bridge and Iron Company fabricated and installed the truss for $ 4,536.00. The structure was completed in 1918.
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One of the improvements along the route was the construction of a bridge across the end of
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Baraga County, Michigan
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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Smith-Sparks Construction Company, Northwestern Bridge and Iron Co.
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The Old US 41–Backwater Creek Bridge is a rigidly connected
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In 1913, the state of Michigan authorized the construction of
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roads through the state. A main trunkline route through
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Old US-41 – Backwater Creek Bridge
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Old US 41–Backwater Creek Bridge is located in Michigan
Old US 41–Backwater Creek Bridge is located in the United States
US 41
Baraga Township, Michigan
46°45′16″N 88°29′41″W / 46.75444°N 88.49472°W / 46.75444; -88.49472
Warren pony truss
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US Highway 41
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