Ferry Street–Thorofare Canal Bridge
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Ferry Street–Thorofare Canal Bridge
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| Location | Ferry Street over Thorofare Canal, Grosse Ile, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Built | 1947 |
| Architect | Wayne County Road Commission |
| Architectural style | concrete slab |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000118[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 2000 |
The Ferry Street–Thorofare Canal Bridge is a bridge located at Ferry Street over the Thorofare Canal in Grosse Ile, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1][2]
History
In 1947, the Wayne County Road Commission replaced the 85-foot (26 m) Pratt truss bridge that had previously spanned the Thorofare Canal with the current structure.[3]
Description
The Ferry Street Bridge has a main span length of 26 feet (7.9 m), a structure length of 95 feet (29 m), a roadway width of 36 feet (11 m), and a structure width of 28 feet (8.5 m).[2] The railings are solid concrete, and marble plates mounted at the northeast and southeast corners of the bridge note that thie bridge is Job 413 of the Wayne County Road Commission.[2] Three bents with square concrete posts support the bridge.[2] The bridge is a continuous concrete slab, used by the road commission during World War II and immediately after, presumably due to the difficulty of obtaining steel.[3] The bridge is considered a good representative example of this type of bridge, retaining high integrity.[4]
See also
References
External links
- Ferry Road Bridge from HistoricBridges.org: Multiple photographs of the bridge
