Jeddo Road–South Branch Mill Creek Drain Bridge
Jeddo Road–South Branch Mill Creek Drain Bridge | |
Location | Jeddo Rd. over S. Branch Mill Creek Drain, Brockway Township, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 43°8′36″N 82°50′13″W / 43.14333°N 82.83694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1939 |
Built by | Marshall Campbell |
Architect | St. Clair County Road Commission |
Architectural style | Steel I-beam Stringer |
MPS | Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 00000013[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 28, 2000 |
The Jeddo Road–South Branch Mill Creek Drain Bridge is a bridge carrying Jeddo Road over the south branch of the Mill Creek Drain in Brockway Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
History
[edit]In 1939, the St. Clair County Road Commission decided to replace on old bridge located at this site, which was deemed too narrow (having a 12-foot roadway) and with too little carrying capacity. Ben L. Parker, on the Commission staff, designed this bridge. A contract to construct it, for $9855, was awarded to Marshall Campbell of Port Huron. The bridge was constructed that year.[2]
The bridge was closed to traffic in 2016 due to the deterioration of concrete and steel reinforcement in the bridge deck. Funding is being sought for repair.[3]
Description
[edit]The Jeddo Road bridge is a two-span, steel-stringer bridge with a solid concrete pier located in the center of the stream below. Each span consists of six steel stringers braced with I-beams, with a maximum span length of 29 feet. The entire structure is 74 feet long and 23 feet wide, with a 20-foot-wide roadway edged by concrete curbs. The bridge is lined with metal railings built of an angle and a channel beam, connected to posts made from angles.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Charlene K. Roise (January 1998), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Jeddo Road/South Branch Mill Creek Drain Bridge
- ^ Liz Shepard (April 14, 2016). "Jeddo Road bridge over Mill Creek closed". Times Herald.