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The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre (18,688 ha) public recreation area in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] It is the second largest of Michigan's state parks . Bordering on Lake Superior , most of the park is located within Whitefish Township in Chippewa County , with the western section of the park extending into McMillan Township ...
The Tahquamenon Falls (/ t ə ˈ k w ɑː m ə n ɒ n,-n ən / tə-KWAH-mə-non, -nən) are a series of waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River, shortly before it empties into Lake Superior, in the northeastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They are the largest waterfalls in Michigan, and one of the largest in the eastern half of North America.
The M-28–Tahquamenon River Bridge is plate girder bridge built of nine steel girders encased in concrete. [3] The girders are braced by concrete diaphragms and sit on large concrete abutments. The bridge spans 55 feet (17 m), and is 35 feet (11 m) wide with a 30-foot-wide (9.1 m) roadway.
Dozens of U.P. residents and visitors alike choose to test their mettle each winter by camping at the U.P.’s only year-round state park campground, Tahquamenon Falls.
The bridge over the East Branch of the Tahquamenon River in Chippewa County was built in 1926 as a "formative exercise in what would evolve into a state standard design." [57] The 55-foot (17 m) bridge was built with nine lines of I-beams encased in concrete. Only one other bridge in Michigan was built with such concrete encasement. [57]
Stunning aerial video taken by Dustin Dilworth of d3imagery shows the beauty of the trees along the Tahquamenon River during peak fall color at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan.The autumn ...
M-28–Tahquamenon River Bridge: 1926 1999-11-30 ... Deck arch bridge Ocqueoc Falls Highway–Ocqueoc River Bridge: 1920 1999-12-17 Ocqueoc Township, Michigan
The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre (18,688 ha) state park in Michigan. It is the second largest of Michigan's state parks . Bordering on Lake Superior , most of the park is located within Chippewa County , with the western section of the park extending into Luce County .