Independence Bridge

Independence Bridge
Coordinates43°36′47″N 83°52′22″W / 43.6131°N 83.8727°W / 43.6131; -83.8727
CrossesSaginaw River
LocaleBay City, Michigan
Official nameIndependence Bridge
Maintained byCity of Bay City
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge
History
Opened1976
Statistics
TollNone
Location

The Independence Bridge is a bascule-type drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan. It carries Truman Parkway over the Saginaw River and was opened in 1976 to replace the earlier Belinda Street Bridge (built in 1893)[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Bay County Historical Events Time Line / Bay-Journal". Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  2. ^ "Bridge Department". Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
The bridge's double-leaf bascule span in the raised position, in 2010


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