Status: Was told by someone who lives near this crossing that the bridge was removed, moved to Gaylord and is now in use on a walking trail
Location: 42.610823,-85.126067
Carries Greggs Crossing over Thornapple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 73.8 Feet
Span Length: 73.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Thornapple River on Greggs Crossing
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1965
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Barry County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.689800,-85.414000
Carries Mc Cann Road over Thornapple River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: "The McCann Road bridge is the oldest and one of the few multi-span, pin connected, Pratt 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 Barry County Road Commission as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition of the bridge."
Don Wolf, Acting Manager
Barry County Road Commission
Hastings, Michigan
Retyped and Transmitted by Jean P. Yearby, HAER, 1987
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Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Thornapple River on Mc Cann Road in Hastings
History: Built 1892; New Deck 1950's; Replaced 1987
Built: 1892
Location: Barry County
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121685
View Of South Approach, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
121686
View Of East Side, Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
121687
View Of West Side, Showing Second Vertical Support (Span 1), Channels, Cross Bracing, And Connection Detail, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
121688
View Of West Side, Showing Center 'V' Connections, Channels And Crossing Bracing Detail On Span 1 And Back Of Diagonal Support On Span 2, Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
121689
Detail View Of Floor Beams And Tensioning Rod, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
121690
View Of East Side Of Pier 1, Looking West
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
121691
View Of Abutment B (North End), Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 42.615716,-85.236321
Carries Old alignment McKeown Road over Thornapple River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 119.0 Feet
Span Length: 119.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Old alignment McKeown Road
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Barry County
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483361
McKeown Road Bridge
Photo from Waymarking
483362
McKeown Road Bridge
Photo from MDOT
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.653178,-85.290694
Carries Broadway Street (M-43) over Thornapple River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 173.6 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Thornapple River on Broadway Street (M-43)
History: Built 1922; Replaced 1963
Built: 1922
Location: Barry County
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419582
Published prior to 1923
493804
Thornapple River Bridge
1920s view
Photo from old postcard
509311
Photo taken from Biennial Report - Michigan State Highway Department - 1922
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.653178,-85.290694
Carries M-43 over Thornapple River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Thornapple River on M-43
History: Built 1963; rehabilitated 2012
Built: 1963
Location: Barry County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.652908,-85.290266
Carries Broad Street over Thornapple River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Thornapple Rivee on Broad Street
History:
Built:
Location: Barry County
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446308
Circa 1912
old Postcard View
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.650614,-85.286161
Carries Michigan Avenue over Thornapple River
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 103.4 Feet
Span Length: 99.1 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Thornapple River on Michigan Avenue
History: Built 2012
Built: 2012
Location: Barry County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.650614,-85.286161
Carries Michigan Av over 3044 Thornapple R
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 97.8 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over 3044 Thornapple R on Michigan Av
History: Built 1949; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1949
Location: Barry County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.650610,-85.286160
Carries Michigan Avenue over Thornapple River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Seven panel pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Michigan Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Barry County
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450671
Circa 1912
Old Postcard View
450672
Circa 1909
Old Postcard View
491224
Scene: Thorn Apple River, Hastings, Mich.
Bridge in the Distance
Postcard Image Provided by David Shedlock
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.710968,-85.465240
Carries Main Street over Thornapple River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: (2)5-panel, pinned Pratt pony trusses. (Half-through design)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Thornapple River on Main Street
History:
Built:
Location: Barry County
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497984
Main Street Bridge
1015 view
Photo from old postcard
497985
Main Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
497986
Main Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
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.
