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Freeport Avenue Duck Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Freeport Avenue Over Duck Creek in Rural: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 32 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1948 By: E. J. Vander Veen

Freeport Avenue Walton Drain Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

Freeport Avenue Over Walton Drain in Rural: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Freeport Avenue Coldwater River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.7 Miles (1.1 Kilometers)

Freeport Avenue Over Coldwater River in Rural: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 42 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1948 By: E. J. Vander Veen

This superelevated bridge is the largest of three stringer bridges on Freeport Avenue with unusual railings.

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Hastings Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.8 Miles (2.9 Kilometers)

Hastings Road Over Duck Creek in Rural: Ionia County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 31 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: R. R. Brenner and Son of Kalamazoo, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This was a concrete girder bridge in decent condition.

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M-43 Coldwater River Bridge
Carlton Center Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.2 Miles (8.4 Kilometers)

M-43 (Carlton Center Road) Over Coldwater River in Rural: Barry County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Adjacent Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 135 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1956 By: L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Lamar Pipe and Tile Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This bridge is one of the first pre-stressed concrete bridges designed and built by the Michigan State Highway Department.

Hastings Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.2 Kilometers)

Hastings Road Over I-96 in Rural: Ionia County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1959 By: Walter Toebe Company and Sargent Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

Although Armco guardrail has been added, this bridge is an example of a curved t-beam overpass with attractive R4 railings.

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Cascade Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

Cascade Road Over Railroad (Abandoned C and O) in Rural: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 138 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Roadway: 43 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1926 By: W. Marshall and Son of Galesburg, Michigan

In excellent condition, yet doomed, this is the second longest straight chord concrete through girder in Michigan; also features a unique t-beam hybrid twist.

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Michigan Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

Michigan Avenue Over Thornapple River in Hastings: Barry County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 98 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1949 By: Ruckman-Hansen, Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Foster Engineering Company

This attractive bridge was noted for its unusually high level of uncommon aesthetic details.

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108th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.7 Kilometers)

108th Street Over Thornapple River in Rural: Barry County, Michigan and Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1932 By: Willits Brothers Construction Company of Bay City, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A rare transition or prototype bridge, this may be one of the oldest remaining examples of a bridge in Michigan with R4 style railings.

Morrison Lake Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.5 Kilometers)

Morrison Lake Road Over I-96 in Rural: Ionia County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1958 By: L. W. Edison Company and Own-Ames-Kimball Company and Michigan State Highway Department

A representative example of an I-96 curved t-beam in Michigan with its associated abutment design.

Lowell Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Mid-Michigan) Over Grand River in Lowell: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1904 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

The beauty of the Grand River is complimented by this magnificent railroad bridge.

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Lowell Bridges
Main Street Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

Main Street (M-21) Over Flat River in Lowell: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 72 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1941 By: L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

Two bridges cross the river using a small island and are designed to make it look like there is not a bridge here.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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