Blossomland Bridge

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The Blossom Land Bridge (also known as Michigan Bridge No. B01 of 11,053 ) is a historical bascule bridge in St. Joseph , in Berrien County in the US state of Michigan , in the United States .

Built around 1949 Bridge spans the St. Joseph River just before its mouth in Lake Michigan .

The bridge, which was renovated in 1989, has a maximum span of 50 meters, a total length of 217 meters and a width of 13.4 meters. In addition to the steel foundation , the bridge is largely made of concrete . Around 11,200 vehicles pass the bascule bridge every day (as of 2007).

The Blossomland Bridge was listed on December 17, 1999 on the National Register of Historic Places with the number 99001576.

Web links

Commons : Blossomland Bridge  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. NRIS

Coordinates: 42 ° 6 ′ 44 "  N , 86 ° 28 ′ 40"  W.