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Independence Bridge

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Independence Bridge
Coordinates43°36′47″N 83°52′22″W / 43.6131°N 83.8727°W / 43.6131; -83.8727
CrossesSaginaw River
LocaleBay City, Michigan
Official nameIndependence Bridge
Maintained byCity of Bay City
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge
History
Opened1976
Statistics
TollNone
Location
Map

The Independence Bridge is a bascule-type drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan. It carries Truman Parkway over the Saginaw River and was opened in 1976 to replace the earlier Belinda Street Bridge (built in 1893)[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bay County Historical Events Time Line / Bay-Journal". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. ^ "Bridge Department". Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
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The bridge's double-leaf bascule span in the raised position, in 2010