Chippewa County
Location 4.8 MI S OF PARADISE
Route #: 00123
Municipality: 86700 = Whitefish (Township of)
Owner: State Highway Agency
Number: 
17117011000B020 
M-123 Over TAHQUAMENON RIVER	Year Built: 1952
Year Reconstructed: 0	Type: Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or girder
Deck: Monolithic Concrete
Main Spans: 3	18.2 m = 59.7 ft.	85.3 m = 279.9 ft.	7.3 m = 24.0 ft.			46.556389, -85.031111
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Finally, I wanted to add this bridge, if only because I've crossed it many times and it is in a scenic spot (among other things, you can see Canada across Whitefish Bay).  Maybe the "arch" in it makes it special, or the less-common design of the concrete railing posts.  If nothing else, this is the only bridge over the lower Tahquamenon River, with the next crossing about 40 miles southwest (also on M-123, and even farther away by road or river). 

Well, that's it.  Thanks for sending the Indian River pictures.  Seeing the old/new group photos was bittersweet (I wonder if anyone considered jumping off like the guy did back then?).  
 
Side note: a while back you sent me plans for a previous bridge at West River Drive over the Rogue River.  The West River Dr. widening I mentioned then has been mostly completed this summer, with only some bridge work remaining.  The south half does now have its new railing (flat concrete ends with  5 square metal tube rails).  Kind of middle-of-the-road aesthetic, at least by MDOT standards. 
 
Randy


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