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| Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date and Builder/Engineer | |
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Copps Mine Road Bridge
| Copps Mine Road Over Presque Isle River | Rural: Gogebic County, Michigan | Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed | 1906 By Builder/Contractor: Unknown |
| Technical Facts |
| Main Span Length | Structure Length | Roadway Width | Main Spans | NBI Number |
| 68 Feet (20.7 Meters) | 70 Feet (21.3 Meters) | 12 Feet (3.7 Meters) | 1 | 27200048000B020 |

This pony truss of decent length is a five panel structure. The bridge is seated on steel caissons. It features lattice on the verticals. Their are batten under the top chord and end posts, and on the diagonals. The wooden decked structure is listed as 12.5 feet which is very narrow even for a truss bridge. The bridge appears to have good historic integrity with no major alterations noted.
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