Round Lake Channel Bridge - Charlevoix, MI - (PM) ♦ ♣

Location: Round Lake Channel Bridge - Charlevoix, MI - (PM)

PMSwingBridgeCharlevoix19169BillDunhamColl.jpgPMSwingBridgeCharlevoixBillDunhamColl.jpgThis swing bridge was used by the Pere Marquette and C&O on their line between Traverse City and Petoskey, crossing the Round Lake Channel between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix.  The bridge was removed about 1990.

Photo info/credit: Top - An early view during the Pere Marquette years. [Bill Dunham] 2nd photo, a morning shot looking east into Lake Charlevoix. [Bill Dunham], 3rd photo, dismantling the bridge with the assistance of the Medusa CementTrackmobile. Circa 1990. [Neil Plagens]


Notes


Time Line

1907. The PM installs new signals and derails at this drawbridge. [PMAR-1907]

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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