Cheboygan Bascule Bridge
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The Cheboygan Bascule Bridge,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the State Street Bridge,[1] is a double-leaf bascule bridge in Cheboygan, Michigan, carrying U.S. Highway 23 (State Street) across the Cheboygan River. Built in 1940, it was the last bascule bridge constructed in the state of Michigan prior to the end of World War II. It replaced an aging swing bridge built in 1877. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Cheboygan Bascule Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 45.6459°N 84.4728°W / 45.6459; -84.4728 |
Carries | US 23 |
Crosses | Cheboygan River |
Locale | Cheboygan, Michigan |
Owner | MDOT |
Maintained by | MDOT |
ID number | 1501 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Double-leaf bascule |
Total length | 155 ft (47 m) |
Width | 51.8 ft (15.8 m) |
Longest span | 70 ft (21 m) |
No. of spans | 3 |
History | |
Construction start | May 1940 |
Construction cost | $206,000[1] |
Opened | December 1940 |
Inaugurated | December 7, 1904 (1904-12-07) |
NRHP reference No. | 99001509[2] |
Added to NRHP | December 9, 1999[3] |
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