Cut River Bridge
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| Cut River Bridge | |
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| The Cut River Bridge is a cantilevered steel deck bridge | |
| Ancestor: | Beam bridge, Truss bridge |
| Related: | None |
| Descendant: | None |
| Carries: | Pedestrians, automobiles, trucks |
| Span range: | Short to medium |
| Material: | Iron, structural steel, prestressed concrete |
| Movable: | No |
| Design effort: | Medium |
| Falsework required: | No |
Cut River Bridge is a cantilevered steel deck bridge over the Cut River in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along US 2 in Moran Township, Mackinac County between Epoufette and Brevort, about 25 miles northwest of St. Ignace and the Straits of Mackinac.
The bridge was built in 1947 and is one of only two cantilevered deck truss bridges in Michigan, it is 641 feet long and contains 888 tons of structural steel. The bridge carries traffic on US 2 above and spans the Cut River Valley, 147 feet below.
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[edit] History
The State Highway Department designed this structure, and W.J. Meager and Sons, Contractors, built it. Actual construction began in 1941. Due to the demand for steel during World War II, construction on the bridge was halted until after the war.
[edit] Construction
The bridge is a steel deck cantilever bridge. The structure has extensive latticing on its members, which are all very massive. The bridge retains original standard-plan metal guardrails on the sidewalks that flank the roadway on each side.
[edit] References
- Hyde, Charles. US-2 / Cut River. Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan.
- Cut River Bridge & picnic area. Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA.
- Cut River Bridge. Letterboxing North America.
- 31 Cut River Bridge. Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
- Cut River Bridge. Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere.
- US-2 / Cut River. Michigan Department of Transporation.
