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Bridge: New York Central Rouge River
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Railroad: |
New York Central |
| City or Area: | Detroit (southwest) |
| River: | Rouge River |
| Type: | Bascule |
| Year Built: | Around 1920 this bridge replaced a swing bridge. |
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| Other Information: | Built by the Michigan Central Railroad and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad (both Vanderbilt roads). |
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May 4, 1920: The new Michigan Central/New York Central bridge over the Rouge River was placed in service. It is a Strauss single leaf bascule bridge of 125 feet clear span with a square crossing. It provides two tracks and is designed for Cooper’s E-70 loading with full impact allowance. It replaced a jointly owned swing bridge which was erected in 1887. The project was paid for by a 1917 appropriation of Congress in the sum of $490,000 to improve the Rouge river to permit the use of this stream by large lake freighters at the Ford Motor Company. Total cost of the project is $541,000. Channel depth is 21 feet below normal water level. [RA-9/17/1920]
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