Wadhams Road–Pine River Bridge

Wadhams Road–Pine River Bridge
Replacement bridge, 2012
Location Wadhams Rd. over Pine River, Saint Clair Township, Michigan
Coordinates 42°52′17″N 82°33′28″W / 42.87139°N 82.55778°W / 42.87139; -82.55778Coordinates: 42°52′17″N 82°33′28″W / 42.87139°N 82.55778°W / 42.87139; -82.55778
Area less than one acre
Built 1928 (1928)
Built by Walter Toebe and Company
Architect Michigan State Highway Department
Architectural style Concrete through girder
Demolished 2007
MPS Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference # 00000014[1]
Added to NRHP January 28, 2000

The Wadhams Road–Pine River Bridge was a bridge carrying Wadhams Road over the Pine River in Saint Clair Township, Michigan.[1] It was one of the few remaining multiple-span, curved-chord through girder bridges, a type unique to Michigan.[2] The bridge was demolished in 2007.[3]

History

This bridge was a joint product of the Michigan State Highway Department and the St. Clair County Road Commission, with each party paying half. The State Highway Department solicited bids to construct this bridge in mid-1927. They awarded the contract to Walter Toebe and Company of Shingleton, Michigan, for $37,679 (equivalent to $425 thousand in 2016[4]), with an additional cost for cement of $2,791 (equivalent to $31,000 in 2016[4]). The total cost of the project was $47,971 (equivalent to $541 thousand in 2016[4]).[2]

Description

The Wadhams Road Bridge was 150 feet (46 m) long, and consisted of two 70-foot (21 m) curved chord, concrete through-girder spans. The bridge was 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, and carried a 22-foot-wide (6.7 m) roadway with concrete girders on each side, serving as railings. Each girder contained five openings, with a row of 14 recessed square panels below. The bridge sat on a solid concrete pier with slightly pointed cutwaters on each end.[2]

See also

  • Bridges portal
  • Michigan portal
  • National Register of Historic Places portal

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Roise, Charlene K. (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wadhams Road/Pine River Bridge".
  3. ↑ "Wadhams Road Bridge". HistoricBridges.org. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Thomas, Ryland; Williamson, Samuel H. (2018). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved January 5, 2018. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth series.
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