Lafayette Avenue Bridge

The Lafayette Avenue Bridge, formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bay City Bascule Bridge, is the name given to two separate bridges located in Bay City, Michigan. The bridges carry M-13 and M-84 over the Saginaw River. They are maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, and the bascule portion is currently the oldest of Bay City's four modern drawbridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1999, but was removed from the Register in 2015.

Lafayette Avenue Bridge
The East Bridge (The Drawbridge)
Coordinates43.5797°N 83.90°W / 43.5797; -83.90
Carries M-13 / M-84
CrossesSaginaw River
LocaleBay City, Michigan
Official nameLafayette Avenue Bridge
Maintained byMichigan Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignGirder Bridge (West Bridge)
Bascule bridge (East Bridge)
Total length310 feet (West Bridge)
436 feet (East Bridge)
History
Opened1938
Statistics
TollNone
Bay City Bascule Bridge
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
ArchitectMichigan State Highway Department
NRHP reference No.99001465
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1999
Removed from NRHPApril 20, 2015
Location
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