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TITLE:
State Route M-139 Bridge, Spanning Ox Creek, Benton Township, Berrien County, MI

CALL NUMBER:
HAER MICH,11-BENT,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 23   (4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in.)
Data Page(s): 13 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 4

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
Michigan State Highway Department
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company
Carl Goodwin & Sons, Incorporated

NOTE:
Survey number HAER MI-46

Building/structure dates: 1936 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1969 initial construction

Significance: This is a good example of a mid-sized viaduct structure designed to bridge an area with unstable subsoil conditions. The use of reinforced-concrete piers and abutments in combination with a steel girder superstructure is an unusual design. The concrete piers extend beyond the main girders, so that much of the deck is cantilevered.

SUBJECTS:
MICHIGAN--Berrien County--Benton Township
pedestrian bridges
girder bridges
vehicular bridges

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.mi0277

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s): 
1. VIEW NORTH, ACROSS DECK OF BRIDGE
2. VIEW SOUTH, ACROSS DECK OF BRIDGE
3. SOUTHEAST ABUTMENT AND EAST ELEVATION. LOOKING NORTHWEST
4. EAST ELEVATION, LOOKING NORTHWEST
5. WEST ELEVATION, LOOKING NORTHEAST
6. CENTER PIER, WEST ELEVATION. LOOKING EAST
7. EAST ELEVATION, LOOKING SOUTH
8. PIERS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE, LOOKING NORTH FROM SOUTH ABUTMENT
9. LONG VIEW OF PIERS, LOOKING NORTH
10. DETAILS OF STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURE. LOOKING NORTH
11. WEST RAILING, LOOKING WEST
12. WEST RAILING DETAIL, LOOKING NORTHWEST
13. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives. 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), March 1, 1936, photograph by E.A.M. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, SOUTH ABUTMENT AND SOUTH PIERS. LOOKING NORTHEAST
14. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), March 1, 1936, photograph by E.A.M. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, SOUTH ABUTMENT AND SOUTH PIERS, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
15. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), March 1, 1936, photograph by E.A.M. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, MIDDLE PIERS, LOOKING NORTHEAST
16. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), March 1, 1936, photograph by E.A.M. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH. MIDDLE PIERS, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
17. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County. Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), May 8, 1936, photograph by O.L.S. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, OVERALL VIEW OF BRIDGE SUBSTRUCTURE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
18. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), July 22, 1936, photograph by E.H.H. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, OVERALL VIEW OF SOUTH HALF OF BRIDGE. LOOKING SOUTHEAST
19. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), July 22, 1936, photograph by E.H.H, CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, CENTER SECTIONS OF BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST
20. Photocopy of Photograph (original negative in the Michigan State Highway Department Collection, Berrien County, Record Group 59-17, State of Michigan Archives, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, MI 48918), August, 1936, photograph by J.H.F. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, CENTER SPAN
21. Photocopy of Original Drawing (original in Michigan Department of Transportation, 425 West Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909), Bridge X2 of 11-2-21, Sheet 9, July 23, 1935. EAST ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST
22. Photocopy of Original Drawing (original in Michigan Department of Transportation, 425 West Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909), Bridge X2 of 11-2-21, Sheet 9, July 23, 1935. PLAN
23. Photocopy of Original Drawing (original in Michigan Department of Transportation, 425 West Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909), Bridge X2 of 11-2-21, Sheet 9, July 23, 1935. ELEVATION AND CLEARANCE DIAGRAM, CENTER SPAN

CONTROL #:
MI0277

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