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TITLE:
Knaggs Bridge, Spanning Shiawassee River on Cole Road, Bancroft vicinity, Shiawassee County, MI
CALL NUMBER:
HAER MICH,78-BANC.V,1-
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 12 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 7 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.
CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
RELATED NAME(S):
King Bridge Company of Cleveland,OH
Knaggs, Peter Whitmore
NOTE:
Survey number HAER MI-29
Building/structure dates: 1893 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1943 subsequent work
Significance: The Knaggs Bridge (Cole Road Bridge) is the second oldest known surviving example of the nationally famous King Bridge Company's work in Michigan, on which they have data. The bridge company was the second most prolific metal truss bridge builder in Michigan in the 19th century. The existing structure is a single span, through Pratt truss, having eight panels at 16 feet, 3/4 inch, for a total span length of 128 feet 6 inches, center to center of pines. A determination of eligibility has been received from the National Register.
SUBJECTS:
MICHIGAN--Shiawassee County--Bancroft vicinity
metal truss bridges
vehicular bridges
OTHER TITLE:
Cole Road Bridge
COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mi0218
CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST FROM COLE ROAD
2. VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING WEST FROM COLE ROAD
3. VIEW OF NORTH ELEVATION
4. VIEW OF SOUTH ELEVATION
5. DETAIL VIEW OF TOP CORNER, FROM INSIDE
6. DETAIL VIEW OF ROAD BED
7. DETAIL VIEW OF UNDERSIDE
8. DETAIL VIEW OF VERTICAL SUPPORT AND I-BEAM CONNECTION
9. DETAIL VIEW OF VERTICAL MEMBERS
10. DETAIL VIEW OF EAST FOOTING
11. DETAIL VIEW OF TOP CORNER, FROM OUTSIDE
12. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING CONNECTION OF SIDE AND TOP OF TRUSS
CONTROL #:
MI0218
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