Lafayette Avenue Bridge, Bay City

Name: Lafayette Avenue Bridge
Address: Bay City, United States
Telephone: (989) 671-1535

#11 among attractions in Bay City

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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. ()

Opened: 1938 (86 years ago)Coordinates: 43°34'47"N, 83°53'59"W

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Bay City United States

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(989) 671-1535

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Lafayette Avenue Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bay City Town Center, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University, Veterans Memorial Bridge.

3.3 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bay City Town Center, Bay City
84 min walk • Bay City Town Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan, just outside the city of Bay City, Michigan, United States.
5.6 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw
142 min walk • The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is an art museum that focuses on the life and works of sculptor Marshall Fredericks. The museum is affiliated with Saginaw Valley State University, and is located in university's Arbury Fine Arts Center in University Center, Michigan. Admission is free.
5.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw
144 min walk • Saginaw Valley State University is a public university in University Center, Michigan. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on 748 acres in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, approximately 5.5 miles north of downtown Saginaw. It is the youngest of Michigan's 15 public colleges and universities.
1.2 miN
Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge, Bay City
30 min walk • The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan. It carries State Highway M-25 over the Saginaw River. Its location is just south of Wenona Park, and Veteran's Park.
1.3 miN
Park, Trail
Veterans Memorial Park, Bay City
32 min walk • Veterans Memorial Park is the central park of Bay County, Michigan. The park, approximately 97 acres, is located along the west bank of the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan, United States. Across the river is another city park, Wenonah Park.
1.7 miN
Bridge
Liberty Bridge, Bay City
45 min walk • The Liberty Bridge is a bascule-type drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan, United States. It spans the Saginaw River and connects Vermont Street and Woodside Avenue. It was built in 1986.
1.4 miN
Park
Wenonah Park, Bay City
35 min walk • Wenonah Park is the central park of Bay County, Michigan. The park, approximately 6.1 acres, is located along the east bank of the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan, United States and centered on an amphitheatre. Across the river is another city park, Veterans Memorial Park.
1.5 miNE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
State Theatre, Bay City
39 min walk • The State Theatre is a single-screen movie theater located in Bay City, Michigan. Built in 1908 during the booming lumbering era in Michigan, the State Theatre was originally known as the Bijou, and was one of the many vaudeville and burlesque houses in Bay City.
1.9 miNE
Victorian architecture
Center Avenue Neighborhood Residential District, Bay City
48 min walk • The Center Avenue Neighborhood Residential District is a residential historic district located in Bay City, Michigan, running primarily along Center, Fifth, and Sixth Avenues between Monroe and Green Avenues, with additional portions of the district along Fourth between Madison...
2.8 miNE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, Bay City
72 min walk • The Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum is dedicated to documenting the history of the United States Navy. The museum will be permanently housed in the USS Edson, a retired United States Navy destroyer that has recently been converted to a museum. The museum is located in Bay City, Michigan, United States.
1.4 miNE
Library
Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library, Bay City
36 min walk • The Bay County Library System, is a public library system serving Bay County, Michigan. It contains four libraries and one bookmobile. The headquarters library, the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library is located in Bay City, Michigan. The historic Sage Library is a part of this library system.