Portage Lake Lift Bridge
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan. It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Calvin gsc, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Michigan
- Also known as: “Houghton-Hancock Lift Bridge”
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portage Lake District Library and Houghton County Courthouse.
Portage Lake District Library
Library
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portage Lake District Library is a public library in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Portage Townships. The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative. Portage Lake District Library is situated 1,500 feet east of Portage Lake Lift Bridge.
Houghton County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Houghton County Courthouse is a government building located at 401 E. Houghton Street in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Houghton County Courthouse is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Portage Lake Lift Bridge.
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Portage Lake Lift Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton-Hancock and Houghton.
Houghton-Hancock
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.Houghton
Town
Photo: Cityofhoughton1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Hancock
Town
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
- Categories: vertical-lift bridge, road bridge, historic site, and transportation
- Location: City of Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.12386° or 47° 7′ 26″ northLongitude
-88.57417° or 88° 34′ 27″ westOpen location code
86VH4CFG+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1132360755OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7231422
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Portage Lake Lift Bridge” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Portage Lake Lift Bridge”
- Swedish: “Portage Lake Lift Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Veterans Memorial Park and Houghton County Marina.
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