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Bridge: Manistique River Bridge, Manistique, MI - (CN)
The predessor to the Soo Line railroad built this bridge in 1899 over the Manistique River here. It is 280' long. It was built by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Company. The nameplate on the bridge indicated that it could hold "2-160 ton loco's". [UPM] It is used today by the CN.
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
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