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Drawbridge: Paines, MI - Tittabawassee River Drawbridge
The joint line of the Michigan Central (JL&S) and Flint & Pere Marquette had a drawbridge over the Tittabawassee River, 2,100 feet east of the Paines station.
Photo info: A 2022 overhead view of the bridge, which is still in use as a fixed bridge. The section to the right appears to be the former draw. [GM]
Notes
Time Line
1897. This bridge was not interlocked and required a complete stop before crossing the draw. [ETT-1897-11]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
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