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| Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date and Builder/Engineer | |
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Dix Avenue Bridge
| Dix Avenue Over River Rouge | Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan | Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed | 1927 By Builder/Contractor: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Engineer/Design: Hugh E. Young of Chicago, Illinois |
| Technical Facts |
| Rehabilitation Date | Main Span Length | Structure Length | Roadway Width | Main Spans | Approach Spans | NBI Number |
| 1989 | 164 Feet (50 Meters) | 221.8 Feet (67.6 Meters) | 56 Feet (17 Meters) | 1 | 4 | 82200210000B010 |
This bridge is similar to the Fort Street Bridge. With the
demolition of the Fort Street Bridge, this bridge will be the last of its type
in Detroit, and indeed all of Michigan. The only other highway truss bascule
bridge in Michigan is the nearby Jefferson Avenue Bridge, which is a pony truss rather than a deck truss. The
trusses of the Dix Avenue Bridge retain good integrity, as does the bridgetender
structure. Railings and deck are not original however. Despite these
modifications, the Dix Avenue Bridge remains an important, historically
significant transportation related resource. The bridge was designed by Hugh E. Young, who also worked as a City of Chicago engineer, designing both bridges and working for the Chicago Plan Commission. He and some of the other Chicago engineers found their design of bascule bridge so effective that they did
work on the side for other cities, including Detroit. As such, this bridge displays an appearance, design, and function similar to that of bascule bridges in Chicago. These bridges are noted for their outstanding quality of
construction and ease of operation.
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