Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.702443,-85.900342
Carries 139th Avenue over Black Creek Drain Extension
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Black Creek Drain Extension on 139th Avenue
History: Built 1920; replaced 2008
Built: 1920
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 42.651463,-86.106720
Carries 57th Street over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Swing bridge with four Warren pony truss main spans. Three spans date from 1879 and the fourth span dates from 1899.
Total Length: 428.8 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss swing bridge over Kalamazoo River on 57th Street
History: Built 1879 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Co.; closed to traffic 1997; rehabilitated as pedestrian bridge 2003
Built: 1879
Location: Allegan County
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206278
New Richmond Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206279
New Richmond Bridge
New Richmond Bridge Memorial Plaques
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206280
New Richmond Bridge
New Richmond Bridge Memorial Plaques
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206281
New Richmond Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206282
New Richmond Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206283
New Richmond Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206284
New Richmond Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
264098
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 42.433026,-86.051185
Carries 102nd Avenue over Middle Branch Black River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Middle Branch Black River on 102nd Avenue
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.652992,-85.716116
Carries 132nd Avenue over Rabbit River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 132nd Avenue
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2001
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Allegan County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 42.652778,-85.715833
Carries 132nd Avenue over Rabbit River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 132nd Avenue
History: Built 1915; replaced 2001
Built: 1915
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.525750,-85.848437
Carries Second Street over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 229.0 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet
Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on Second Street in Allegan
History: Built 1886 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1886
Location: Allegan County
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206285
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206286
Second Street Bridge
Second Street Bridge Memorial Plaques
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206287
Second Street Bridge
Second Street Bridge Memorial Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206288
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206289
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206290
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206291
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206292
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206293
Second Street Bridge
Second Street Bridge Builder Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206294
Second Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
351681
Bridge Over Kalamazoo River Allegan Mich Michigan MI a
Photo taken by E. C. Kropp
393135
Allegan MI Circa 1914
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.698200,-85.898750
Carries 36th Street over Rabbit River
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: "The bridge is a single span steel through [sic] truss with a pin connections. Each truss has seven panels each 12 feet 8 inches long for a total truss span of 88 feet 8 inches.
"The 36th Street bridge is one of the few pin connected, Parker Pony Highway Bridges surviving in Michigan. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
"This documentation was undertaken in May 1986 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Allegan County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition of the bridge."
Fred Neils, Engineer-Manager
Allegan County Road Commission
Allegan, Michigan
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Total Length: 88.8 Feet
Span Length: 88.8 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 36th Street in Salem Township
History: Replaced 1987
Built: 1907
Location: Allegan County
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121641
View North, South Approach
The bridge was a single span steel Parker pony truss with a camelback configuration.
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
121642
View Northeast, West Side Looking Upstream
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
121643
View West, Showing Interior Pin Connection, West Side 2nd Vertical Member And Corresponding Diagonal
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
121644
View West, West Side, Showing Channels 1st And 2nd Vertical Braced Double Angles, Diagonal Bracing And Cross Braced Railing
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
121645
View West Showing Pin Connection Detail At 1st Vertical Member, Panel Point #1 At Top Members
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
121646
View East Showing Diagonal Truss Members, And Cross Braced Railing
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
121647
View Showing 1st Vertical And Bottom Truss Members, Transverse Beams, Stringers, Traffic Bearing Surface
Photo taken by Jerry Cohen for HAER
Status: Relocated and open to pedestrians
Location: 42.660348,-85.746810
Carries 133rd Avenue over Rabbit River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: "The 133rd Avenue Bridge is a four-panel half-hip pin-connected Pratt steel truss. The bridge has withstood its environment for many years, having been built in 1897. It has been considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.
"HAER documentation was undertaken in November of 1996. This photographic documentation is done to record the bridge in it's [sic] original setting. The Calhoun County Road Commission will take the superstructure of the bridge and move it to Riverside Park in Section 15, Emmett Township, Calhoun County. The park will include other historic truss bridges also. They will preserve and maintain the structure as a pedestrian bridge."
Robert H. Scott
Scott Civil Engineering Company
1601 McKay Tower
146 Monroe Center NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Editor's Note: The 133rd Avenue Bridge was the first bridge to be restored and placed in the Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park.
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Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Relocated Pratt pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 133rd Avenue in Hopkins; now relocated to the Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
History: Built 1897 by the Michigan Bridge Co,; Replaced by new bridge in 1996; Relocated in 1999 to the Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park
Built: 1897
Location: Allegan County
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121648
MI-107-1
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121649
MI-107-2
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121650
MI-107-3
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121651
MI-107-4
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121652
MI-107-5
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121653
MI-107-6
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121654
MI-107-7
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121655
MI-107-8
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121656
MI-107-9
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121657
MI-107-10
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121658
MI-107-11
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121659
MI-107-12
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121660
MI-107-13
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121661
MI-107-14
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121662
MI-107-15
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121663
MI-107-16
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
121664
Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
121665
Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
121666
Key to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
210893
Relocated 133rd Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
210894
Relocated 133rd Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
210895
Uploaded 133rd Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
210896
Uploaded 133rd Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.426601,-85.618055
Carries Norfolk Southern RR over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on Norfolk Southern RR
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.675944,-86.001975
Carries CSX RR over Rabbit River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Rabbit River on CSX RR
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.552317,-85.979424
Carries 118th Avenue over Swan Creek
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Swan Creek on 118th Avenue
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.515500,-85.562828
Carries 2nd Street over Gun River
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Gun River on 2nd Street
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.554372,-85.562650
Carries 2nd Street over Gun River
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Gun River on 2nd Street
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to railroad traffic above and pedestrians below
Location: 42.652360,-86.107104
Carries CSX Railroad over Old Allegan Road (57th Street)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Old Allegan Road (57th Street) on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1907 by the King Bridge Co.
Built: 1907
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.651387,-86.107206
Carries CSX Railroad over Kalamazoo River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 435.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Kalamazoo River on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1907 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1907
Location: Allegan County
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294583
CSX - Kalamazoo River Bridge
Michigan
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
434855
437578
Freight train crossing the Kalamazoo River
Photo taken by Marc Shotts in October 2018
437579
Photo taken by Marc Shotts in October 2018
437580
Freight train crossing the Kalamazoo River
Photo taken by Marc Shotts in October 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.741720,-86.117479
Carries S. Washington Avenue/58th Street over Airport runway
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel (NBI lists this as a "concrete rigid frame")
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Airport runway on S. Washington Avenue/58th Street
History: Built 2003
Built: 2003
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.533303,-85.850977
Carries New York Central Railroad over Kalamazoo River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Kalamazoo River on New York Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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294586
NYC - Kalamazoo River Bridge
Fixed in place
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
434856
Photo taken by RRHX
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.462807,-85.696277
Carries North Farmer Street over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two-span Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on North Farmer Street
History: Built during 1880's; Replaced 1938
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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459519
1903 Photo
Historical Photo
459520
1910 Photo
Historical Postcard Photo
Status: Destroyed May 16, 1979 due to overweight truck attempting to cross
Location: 42.462680,-85.701856
Carries N. North Street over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Two-Span Pratt pony truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on N. North Street
History: Built 1907; Collapsed May 16, 1979
Built: 1907
Location: Allegan County
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457197
North Street Bridge
The Herald-Palladium: May 17 1979
459521
1910 Photo
Historical Photo
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.445285,-85.641940
Carries Main Street over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kalamazoo River on Main Street
History:
Built: ca. 1880's
Location: Allegan County
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459518
Historical Postcard Photo
Historical Postcard Photo
476151
Pre 1923 photo
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.658317,-86.206419
Carries Pedestrians over Kalamazoo River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Kalamazoo River on Pedestrians
History: 1838
Built: 1838
Location: Allegan County
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315054
SaugatuckChainFerry
Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Parkerdr
315055
Old Chain Ferry, Kalamazoo River, Saugatuck, Michigan.
Photo taken May 2013 by Flickr user Wystan
Status: Abandoned
Location: 42.765776,-86.197452
Carries Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railway over Kelly Lake Drain
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Kelly Lake Drain on Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railway
History: Built 1899; Abandoned 1913
Built: 1899
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.445370,-85.641728
Carries MAIN STREET over
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 299.9 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge on MAIN STREET
History:
Built: 1992
Location: Allegan County
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Status:
Location: 42.463090,-85.701750
Carries over
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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457195
N. North Street Bridge
The Herald-Palladium: May 17 1979
Status: Collapsed while replacement span was under construction
Location: 42.688003,-85.917922
Carries 38th Street over Rabbit River
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: 7-panel, riveted Parker pony truss
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 38th Street
History: Buil in 1909; Replaced 1970
Built: 1909
Location: Allegan County
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457213
Rabbit River Bridge
The Holland Evening Sentinel: August 25 1970
457214
Rabbit River Bridge
Article
The Holland Evening Sentinel: August 25 1970
Status: No longer exists
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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459522
Historical Photo
Photo From Allegan County Road Commission Website
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.688402,-85.653584
Carries Abandoned Interurban Railway over Rabbit River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 35.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Rabbit River on Abandoned Interurban Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.445510,-85.641829
Carries Main Street over Kalamazoo River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 446.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kalamazoo River on Main Street
History:
Built: 1910
Location: Allegan County
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495253
Plainwell Arch Bridge
Photo from old postcard
495254
Plainwell Arch Bridge
Photo from old postcard
498643
Plainwell Arch Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.525767,-85.851409
Carries road over Kalamazoo River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss swing bridge over Kalamazoo River on road
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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495274
HUGGINS BRIDGE
Photo from old postcard
495664
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.647891,-86.198936
Carries Blue Star Hwy over Kalamazoo Lake
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder swing bridge over Kalamazoo Lake on Blue Star Hwy
History:
Built:
Location: Allegan County
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511936
Kalamazoo Lake Swing Bridge
view c1905 looking west
Photo from old postcard
511950
Kalamazoo Lake Swing Bridge
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2021
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.
