Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Four Trunnion Bridges over Saginaw River in Bay City, MI

Going upstream:
Independence: (Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; Satellite)
Liberty: (Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; Satellite)
Veterans Memorial: (Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; Satellite)
Lafayette Street: (Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; Satellite)

Independence Bridge


Street View, Aug 2019

Sheri A Strzelecki posted
Mark W Barker coming thru independence bridge Bay City, Michigan 5/29/2023

Liberty Bridge


Todd Shorkey posted
Calumet inbound on the Saginaw River at the Liberty Bridge, headed up to the GM Dock in Saginaw to unload. 12/12/23
[The railroad bridge in the background is the 1905 CM/MC + CN/GTW swing bridge.]

Todd Shorkey posted three photos with the comment: "Cuyahoga was outbound on the Saginaw River Friday morning, after unloading overnight in Saginaw.  She again ran into difficulty when Liberty Bridge in Bay City did not open, causing Cuyahoga to take action for the second day in a row at this bridge, this time fighting the wind and current.  On Thursday during their inbound trip, Cuyahoga had to come to a stop at Liberty for almost 30 minutes before the bridge opened for her."
Andrew Severson: Didn’t they just overhaul that bridge?
Todd Shorkey: Yes they did. Full rehab.
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[The MC+GTW Bridge is in the background.]
 
Erik Torrey posted
SAGINAW inbound on the Saginaw River passing through Bay City and the Liberty Bridge. 05/20/2021

Todd Shorkey posted
Algoma Compass called on the Saginaw River Friday morning, heading up to Saginaw to unload. This was her first visit under her current name and under the Canadian flag for Algoma Central. The last time she was on the Saginaw River, she was sailing for the American Steamship Company as the Adam E. Cornelius, delivering to the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates Dock on November 24, 2009.

Veterans Memorial Bridge


Street View, May 2023

Lafayette Street Bridge


1 of 4 photos posted by Ben VanOchten
The Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder was in town yesterday through this morning unloading at the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw. She is currently outbound on the Saginaw River heading to Stoneport.
[ATBs (Articulated Tug Barge) are becoming more prevalent on the Great Lakes.]




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