The Upper Bridge
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N 43° 37.060 W 084° 15.129
16T E 721720 N 4833078
Located on the northeast end of the Currie Parkway crossing of the Tittabawassee River. Good luck on parking.
Waymark Code: WM14RJ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2007
Views: 25
When completed in 1908 the Upper Bridge, today known as the Currie Parkway Bridge, replaced its wooden predecessor as the main crossing over the Tittabawassee River. The Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Illinois constructed the bridge for $7,500. It is a 140-foot-long steel Pratt through-truss bridge. In 1955 the Karl B. Robertson Bridge, built one-quarter mile to the south, succeeded the Upper Bridge as the city's main river crossing. In order to preserve the Upper Bridge, the city added an independent structural arch in 1988.
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Registered Site #: Local Site #1581
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
Parking nearby?: Not Listed
website: Not listed
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