| 词条 | West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge |
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|name = West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge |nrhp_type = |image = JeffersonRougeRiverBridge.jpg |caption = Rouge River bridge looking west |location= River Rouge, Michigan |coordinates = {{coord|42|16|50|N|83|7|44|W|display=inline,title}} |locmapin = |area = |built =1922 |architect= Stroebel Steel Construction Company; Valley Bridge and Iron Company |architecture= Other |added = February 10, 2000 |governing_body = Local |mpsub={{NRHP url|id=64500271|title=Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS}} |refnum=00000079[1] }} The West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge is a bridge located where Jefferson Avenue crosses the Rouge River at the border of Detroit and River Rouge, Michigan. It is the only surviving pony truss bascule bridge in the state of Michigan.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] HistoryBefore the current bridges crossing the Rouge River at West Jefferson and Fort Streets were built, the two crossings were served by narrow swing bridges.[3] By the late 1910s, these spans urgently needed replacing, in large part because they interfered with the Federal government's plans to dredge the Rouge River to provide freighter access to the Ford River Rouge Complex. Both the city of Detroit (who was responsible for maintaining the bridges) and Wayne County agreed that the county could better oversee the construction, but legal restrictions prohibited county involvement until state law was changed in 1919.[3] With the new legislation in place, plans were drawn up in 1920 for a "Chicago city type of single trunnion, double-leaf bascule bridge" for each bridge.[3] The cost for the pair of bridges was estimated at $2 million.[3] A bond issue to fund construction was approved by Wayne County voters, and an alternate route onto which Jefferson Avenue traffic could be shunted was devised. Wayne County obtained an old truss, originally used by the Michigan Central Railroad upstream of Jefferson, and floated it downstream to a location 200 yards north of Jefferson.[3] The old Jefferson Avenue bridge was closed and the detour opened on November 13, 1920.[3] Construction on the bridge commenced immediately. Each leaf was to be supported by four 12-foot-square concrete footings, sunk to the bedrock {{convert|70|ft|m}} below the water line. The footings supported a concrete pit measuring 50 by {{convert|80|ft|m}} which housed the counterweights and machinery.[3] Wayne County contracted with the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas, to build the substructure for $408,280; with the Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago to build the superstructure for $378,005; Cooper-Widenmann Construction Company of Detroit to build the operators' houses for $78,700; and Fowler Electrical Supply Company of Toledo, Ohio, to supply electrical equipment for $34,809.[3] County crews graded and paved the approaches. On August 21, 1922, the two bascule leaves were lowered simultaneously for the first time. The bridge was opened to traffic on October 17; at the time, work on the approaches was still ongoing, but operating machinery on the detour bridge failed, necessitating the bridge's removal to allow free passage of river traffic. The next year, the federal government completed its planned dredging of the Rouge River.[3] In the early 1980s, the county spent $2.2 million to repair portions of the West Jefferson Bridge (as well as doing similar work to the crossing at Dix Avenue). These repairs have somewhat altered the West Jefferson Bridge, but it retains its integrity as a significant example of early twentieth-century engineering.[3] In Insane Clown Posse's 1999 hit "Fuck the World", rapper Violent J references this bridge and its operator. "You know the guy that operates the Rouge River draw bridge in Delray on Jefferson? FUCK HIM!" he exclaims.[4] On May 12, 2013, the West Jefferson Avenue bridge closed prematurely on the Lake Freighter Herbert C Jackson as a result of the bridge tender being intoxicated. This was the first incident of this type in the bridge's 91-year history. The bridge has been in the raised position since. Current plans are to repair the bridge and return it to service in 2016.[5][6] The bridge was reopened on August 11, 2016.[7] See also
References1. ^1 {{NRISref|2008a|dateform=mdy|accessdate=July 16, 2008}} 2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.historicbridges.org/other/jefferson/index.htm |title= Jefferson Avenue Bridge |publisher=HistoricBridges.org |accessdate= July 16, 2008}}{{unreliable source?|failed=y|date=June 2012}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web|author=|date= May 16, 2002|url= http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-29408--,00.html |title= Jefferson Ave.–Rouge River |work= Michigan's Historic Bridges |publisher= Michigan Department of Transportation |accessdate= July 16, 2008}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/110684|title=You know the guy that operates the Rouge River draw bridge in Delray on / Jefferson? FUCK HIM!|website=Genius|accessdate=2 August 2017}} 5. ^Boatnerd.com news page, May 12, 2013 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bridgeconstruction.biz/bid-opportunities/2015/04/14/6252676-Structural-Mechanical-Electrical-Repairs--Jefferson-Bascule-Bridge.html|title=Bridge Construction Bid Network - Where the bridge construction industry does business|website=Bridgeconstruction.biz|accessdate=2 August 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2016/08/12/jefferson-avenue-drawbridge-reopening/88611786/|title=Finally! Jefferson Avenue drawbridge reopens|publisher=}} External links{{commonscat|West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge}}
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