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Cleveland Avenue Bridge

Cleveland Avenue Bridge

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Key Facts
Bridge Name Facility Carried / Feature Intersected Location Structure Type Construction Date / Builder or Contractor
Cleveland Avenue Bridge Cleveland Avenue Over I-94 Lincoln Township: Berrien County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 1960 By: L. A. Davidson
Technical Facts
Structure Length Roadway Width Minimum Vertical Underclearance Main Spans Approach Spans
380 Feet (115.8 Meters) 26 Feet (7.9 Meters) 16.57 Feet (5.05 Meters) 4 None

This bridge is a rare surviving example of an expressway overpass in Michigan that features stringer that are built-up beams rather than rolled beams and also retains original railings. In fact, from the freeway the bridge looks quite similar to a deck plate girder. However an inspection under the bridge shows parallel beams of equal size - a stringer. A few other bridges like this one remain in Michigan, but most have lost their original railings and do not have the level of historic integrity that this one does.

The section of I-94 between Kalamazoo and Indiana should be considered a heritage expressway, as there is a large number of curved t-beam bridges to the tune of 18.5 Mile Road Bridge still remaining with guardrail integrity.

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