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General Information

Completion: 1986
Status: in use

Project Type

Awards and Distinctions

1989 Award of Merit  

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Saginaw River
Coordinates: 43° 36' 16.60" N    83° 53' 25.32" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 83.79 m
total length 714.63 m
deck width 19.51 m
number of lanes 4

Materials

piers reinforced concrete
bascule span steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Liberty Bridge is a bascule-type drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan, United States. It spans the Saginaw River and connects Vermont Street (on the west side of the river) and Woodside Avenue (on the east side). It was built in 1986.

History

The Liberty Bridge was built to replace the Third Street Bridge, a small swing bridge located just south of the Liberty Bridge connecting Midland and Third Streets. The Third Street Bridge was the first bridge built across the Saginaw River in Bay City. It was originally built as a wooden bridge in 1864 by the Bay City Bridge Company. Its superstructure was reconstructed with iron and steel in 1872.

On June 18, 1976, the swing span of the Third Street Bridge collapsed as it was being opened, forcing the bridge out of service permanently. It had been struck by a vessel the evening before. A debate ensued on where to build a replacement bridge. In order to receive federal funding, the new bridge was required to have four lanes and a four-lane bridge at the same site would have necessitated the demolition of some historic buildings. As a result, the Liberty Bridge was built just north of the old bridge site, connecting Woodside Avenue and Vermont Street.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Liberty Bridge (Bay City, Michigan)" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20033012
  • Published on:
    03/11/2007
  • Last updated on:
    03/11/2023
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