Lafayette Avenue Bridge
Lafayette Avenue Bridge | |
|---|---|
The East Bridge (The Drawbridge) | |
| Coordinates | 43°34′47″N 83°54′00″W / 43.5797°N 83.90°W |
| Carries | M-13 / M-84 |
| Crosses | Saginaw River |
| Locale | Bay City, Michigan |
| Official name | Lafayette Avenue Bridge |
| Maintained by | Michigan Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder Bridge (West Bridge) Bascule bridge (East Bridge) |
| Total length | 310 feet (West Bridge) 436 feet (East Bridge) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
Bay City Bascule Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Architect | Michigan State Highway Department |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001465 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1999 |
| Removed from NRHP | April 20, 2015 |
| Location | |
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.