Lafayette Avenue Bridge
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The East Bridge (The Drawbridge)
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| Carries |   M-13 / M-84 |
| Crosses | Saginaw River |
| Locale | Bay City, Michigan |
| Official name | Lafayette Avenue Bridge |
| Maintained by | Michigan Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder Bridge (West Bridge) Bascule bridge (East Bridge) |
| Total length | 310 feet (West Bridge) 436 feet (East Bridge) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
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Bay City Bascule Bridge
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| NRHP Reference # | 99001465[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1999 |
The Lafayette Avenue Bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bay City Bascule Bridge,[2] is a set of two small bridges located in Bay City, Michigan. It carries M-13 and M-84 over the Saginaw River. It is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, and is the oldest of four drawbridges in Bay City.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1999.[2]
Heading east, the first bridge carries M-13/M-84 from the western shore of the river to Middle Ground Island. The second bridge, a small drawbridge carries the road from the island to the eastern shore of the river. M-13/M-84 is known as Salzburg Avenue on the west side of the river, and Lafayette Avenue on the east, which is where the bridge's name comes from.
Contents
Gallery
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The West Bridge
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The drawbridge with a freighter passing underneath
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The drawbridge with the bascule spans partially open
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bay County, Michigan
References
External links
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Crossings of the Saginaw River
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