In 1947, the Wayne County Road Commission replaced the 85-foot (26 m) Pratt truss bridge that had previously spanned the Thorofare Canal with the current structure.[3]
Description
The Ferry Street Bridge has a main span length of 26 feet (7.9 m), a structure length of 95 feet (29 m), a roadway width of 36 feet (11 m), and a structure width of 28 feet (8.5 m).[2] The railings are solid concrete, and marble plates mounted at the northeast and southeast corners of the bridge note that the bridge is Job 413 of the Wayne County Road Commission.[2] Three bents with square concrete posts support the bridge.[2] The bridge is a continuous concrete slab, used by the road commission during World War II and immediately after, presumably due to the difficulty of obtaining steel.[3] The bridge is considered a good representative example of this type of bridge, retaining high integrity.[4]
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ abcdStaff. . State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
^ abStaff (May 16, 2002). "Ferry Street–Thorofare Canal". Historic Bridges. Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
^"Ferry Road Bridge". HistoricBridges.org. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thorofare Canal Bridge.
Ferry Road Bridge from HistoricBridges.org: Multiple photographs of the bridge
January 06, 2023
ferry, street, thorofare, canal, bridge, ferry, street, bridge, bridge, located, ferry, street, over, thorofare, canal, grosse, michigan, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2000, ferry, street, bridgeu, national, register, historic, placesunderneath. The Ferry Street Bridge or Ferry Street Thorofare Canal bridge is a bridge located at Ferry Street over the Thorofare Canal in Grosse Ile Michigan It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 1 2 Ferry Street BridgeU S National Register of Historic PlacesUnderneath bridgeShow map of MichiganShow map of the United StatesLocationFerry Street over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile MichiganCoordinates42 8 17 N 83 9 23 W 42 13806 N 83 15639 W 42 13806 83 15639 Coordinates 42 8 17 N 83 9 23 W 42 13806 N 83 15639 W 42 13806 83 15639Area0 9 acres 0 36 ha Built1947ArchitectWayne County Road CommissionArchitectural styleconcrete slabMPSHighway Bridges of Michigan MPSNRHP reference No 00000118 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 18 2000 Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Bridge deck In 1947 the Wayne County Road Commission replaced the 85 foot 26 m Pratt truss bridge that had previously spanned the Thorofare Canal with the current structure 3 Description EditThe Ferry Street Bridge has a main span length of 26 feet 7 9 m a structure length of 95 feet 29 m a roadway width of 36 feet 11 m and a structure width of 28 feet 8 5 m 2 The railings are solid concrete and marble plates mounted at the northeast and southeast corners of the bridge note that the bridge is Job 413 of the Wayne County Road Commission 2 Three bents with square concrete posts support the bridge 2 The bridge is a continuous concrete slab used by the road commission during World War II and immediately after presumably due to the difficulty of obtaining steel 3 The bridge is considered a good representative example of this type of bridge retaining high integrity 4 See also Edit Michigan portal National Register of Historic Places portalReferences Edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help a b c d Staff Ferry Street Bridge State Historic Preservation Office Michigan State Housing Development Authority Archived from the original on May 17 2012 Retrieved August 27 2010 a b Staff May 16 2002 Ferry Street Thorofare Canal Historic Bridges Michigan Department of Transportation Retrieved August 27 2010 Ferry Road Bridge HistoricBridges org Retrieved August 27 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thorofare Canal Bridge Ferry Road Bridge from HistoricBridges org Multiple photographs of the bridge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferry Street Thorofare Canal bridge amp oldid 1112103263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
