Lafayette Avenue Bridge
Bridge in Bay City, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lafayette Avenue Bridge, formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bay City Bascule Bridge,[3] is the name given to two separate bridges located in Bay City, Michigan. The bridges carry M-13 and M-84 over the Saginaw River. They are maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, and the bascule portion is currently the oldest of Bay City's four modern drawbridges.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1999,[3] but was removed from the Register in 2015.[2]
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Lafayette Avenue Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 43.5797°N 83.90°W / 43.5797; -83.90 |
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 |
Bay City Bascule Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Architect | Michigan State Highway Department |
NRHP reference No. | 99001465[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 30, 1999 |
Removed from NRHP | April 20, 2015[2] |
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