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Location: Lake Linden, MI - Houghton Falls Trestle (COPR)
The Copper Range railroad had a bridge on its line from Lake Linden to Calumet Junction over the Hammell Creek near Douglas Houghton Falls. This bridge was known as No. 30, and was 350 feet long and 120 feet high. It was said to be the highest railway bridge in Michigan. [DFP-1969-0713]
Notes
The location of the bridge was at 47.204938, -88.415200.
The bridge was removed sometime after the new Keweenaw Central railroad ended operations between Calumet and Lake Linden in the early 1970's.
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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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