Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.544444,-84.835833
Carries Business I-69 over Battle Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Battle Creek on Business I-69 in Charlotte
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Eaton County
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496500
Battle Creek Bridge
1920s view
Photo from old postcard
509310
Photo taken from Biennial Report - Michigan State Highway Department - 1922
Status: No longer exists
Location: 42.494444,-84.868889
Carries Spicerville Highway over Battle Creek River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 52.8 Feet
Span Length: 52.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Battle Creek River on Spicerville Highway
History: Built 1913; replaced 2003
Built: 1913
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 42.454379,-84.806534
Carries Powers Highway over Battle Creek
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Battle Creek on Powers Highway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Eaton County
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198115
Looking north
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198116
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198117
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198118
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.514167,-84.656111
Carries M-99 & M-50 over Mill Race
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: "A politically prominent local citizen built the South Main Street Bridge on the basis of moderately early reinforced concrete arch design. The designers decorated the structure in City Beautiful style to complement the municipal improvement efforts of Eaton Rapids. The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office has declared the bridge eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
"HH Engineering or Grand Rapids, Michigan documented the South Main Street Bridge concomitant with the structure's demolition under a memorandum of agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation.
"Mr. Alan L. Halbeisen observed and recorded features of the structure during demolition from 30 May to 23 June, 1995. Dr. James L. Cooper prepared the text 29 November, 1995."
--Historic American Engineering Report
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Race on M-99 & M-50 in Eaton Rapids
History: Built 1907; Replaced 1995
Built: 1907
Location: Eaton County
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120855
Genearl view from NW
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120856
Elevation view, east side
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120857
Elevation view, west side
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120858
View across traffic level from SE
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120859
View of east railing
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120860
View of west railing
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120861
Detail of railing balusters
Photo taken by Mike Carter, April 1995, for HAER
120862
View of Reinforcing in Arch during demolition
Photo taken by Mike Carter, January 1996, for HAER
428043
Circa 1908
Old Postcard View
444925
Circa 1908
Old Post card View
503039
South Main Street Bridge
view c1909
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.512778,-84.657500
Carries West Knight Street over Spring Brook
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin connected, Pratt through truss.
"The West Knight Street Bridge is one of only two known highway bridges built in Michigan by Canton Bridge Company, Canton, Ohio, one of the nation's leading bridge building firms and a pioneer in truss bridge technology. It is above-average in length for a Pratt truss of that era, possesses a walkway on one side, and decorative work on its portals."
Dennis O. Craun, June 1982
Total Length: 127.0 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spring Brook on West Knight Street in Eaton Rapids
History: Built 1893, placed 1894, Rehabilitated 1929, 1951, 1966; Replaced 1982
Built: 1893
Location: Eaton County
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120863
North Elevation Facing South
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120864
North Elevation Facing Southeast
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120865
South Elevation Facing North
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120866
South Elevation Facing Northeast
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120867
West Portal Facing East
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120868
East Portal Facing West
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120869
View Of Sidwalks And Main Beams Facing Northwest
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120870
Detail Of Sidewalks Facing Northwest
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120871
Detail Of Bottom Chord Connection
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120872
Detail Of Upper Chord Connection
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
120873
Detail Of Bridge Name Plate
Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER
444911
Bridge, Grand River, Eaton Rapids
c1908 Postcard image provided by David Shedlock
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.535500,-84.624000
Carries Petrieville Road over Grand River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Two span, riveted Warren pony truss.
"The Petrieville Road Bridge is one of two remaining multi-span, riveted connection, Warren pony truss bridges in Michigan.
"The Petrieville Road Bridge is to be replaced with funds provided to the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Eaton County Road Commission by the Fedral Highway Administration. Under Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, mitigative documentation was prepared in December 1985 by Daniel M. Reppuh, P.E. of C.J. McLravy & Sons, Inc., Consulting Engineers."
Total Length: 152.0 Feet
Span Length: 76.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Grand River on Petrieville Road in Eaton Township
History: Build date unknown; Replaced 1986
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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120874
Full Longitudinal View Of Bridge Spans, Looking North
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120875
View Of Bridge At Road Level, Looking East
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120876
View Of Second And Third Panels And Lower Chord Of Bridge, Looking Northeast
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120877
View Of Second Vertical Connection On North Side Of Bridge, Looking Northeast
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120878
View Of Upper Connection At Center Of Bridge On North Side, Looking Northeast
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120879
View Of Lower Connection Over Pier On South Side Of Bridge, Looking Southeast
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120880
View Of Center Pier, Looking Northeast
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
120881
View Of West Abutment, Looking North
Photos taken by Jerry Cohen and Dr. Justin Kestenbaum, October 1985, for HAER
Status: Dismantled and placed into storage
Location: 42.619400,-84.975800
Carries Shaytown Road over Thornapple Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Single span, 6 panel, pin connected Warren through truss.
"The Shaytown Road Bridge is a Warren through truss structure. It is one of only two known structures of this type in Michigan. It is the only Warren truss in Michigan utilizing pin-connections, a method typically confined to Pratt trusses. It has been considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.
"HAER documentation was undertaken in November of 1995 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to by the Eaton County Road Commission and the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office. The Memorandum of Agreement is a mitigative measure used to maintain the bridge in a different location through a sale of a transfer to an interested party, if there is one, who would use and preserve the structure. This action was not successful. The bridge will be dismantled during the construction of its replacement."
Robert H. Scott, President
Scott Civil Engineering Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Pin-connected Warren through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Shaytown Road in Vermontville
History: Built 1913; repaired 1979
Built: 1913
Location: Eaton County
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120882
MI-105-1
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120883
MI-105-2
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120884
MI-105-3
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120885
MI-105-4
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120886
MI-105-5
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120887
MI-105-6
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120888
MI-105-7
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120889
MI-105-8
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120890
MI-105-12
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120891
MI-105-13
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120892
MI-105-14
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120893
MI-105-15
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120894
MI-105-16
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120895
MI-105-17
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120896
MI-105-18
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120897
MI-105-22
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120898
MI-105-23
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120899
MI-105-24
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120900
MI-105-25
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120901
MI-105-26
Photo taken by Dietrich Floeter, November 1995, for HAER
120902
Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
120903
Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
120904
Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.719914,-84.622772
Carries Snow Road over I-496
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 191.9 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over I-496 on Snow Road
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.758115,-84.755980
Carries CSX RR (formerly Pere Marquette RR) over Grand River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over Grand River on CSX RR
History: Built 1904, replaced earlier Pratt deck truss, main span of that bridge relocated to Stronach
Built: 1904
Location: Eaton County
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375188
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
375187
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
375186
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
375185
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
375184
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
496488
CSX - Grand Ledge Bridge
Photo taken by Joel Dinda in July 2007
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.510165,-84.658836
Carries Footpath over Spring Brook
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Spring Brook on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.477597,-84.952970
Carries Residential Road over Tributary of Battle Creek
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Tributary of Battle Creek on Residential Road
History: Built 1875
Built: 1875
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.754674,-84.743460
Carries M-100 over GRAND RIVER
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 535.1 Feet
Span Length: 107.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over GRAND RIVER on M-100
History:
Built: 1989
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.754778,-84.743321
Carries Bridge Street over
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge on Bridge Street (M-100)
History: Built 1910; Replaced 1989
Built: 1910
Location: Eaton County
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375195
Circa 1910
Old Post card View
375183
Grand Ledge Circa 1911
Old Postcard View
509259
Bridge Street-Grand River Bridge (1910)
view c1910
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.755545,-84.746309
Carries Road over Grand River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Grand River on Road
History: Built ?; Replaced 2001
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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375214
Public Domain: Government Work
Status:
Location: 42.754709,-84.743219
Carries Bridge Street over Grand River
Design: truss/through/post
Design Details: Post through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Post through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street
History: Built 1870; Replaced 1910
Built: 1870
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.761372,-84.649286
Carries Webster Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (2)8-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Webster Road
History: Built 1892; replaced 1966
Built: 1892
Location: Eaton County
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394566
Published prior to 1923
394567
Published prior to 1923
471810
Delta Mills Bridge
Lansing State Journal: April 25 1965
471811
Delta Mills Bridge
Lansing State Journal: July 12 1966
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.512755,-84.654000
Carries East Knight Street over Grand River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Grand River on East Knight Street
History:
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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444825
Pre 1923 photo
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
Location: 42.499460,-84.630560
Carries Smithville Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 160.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Smithville Road
History: Built 1897; closed 1977; replaced 1980
Built: 1897
Location: Eaton County
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449427
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Lansing State Journal: April 3 1977
449428
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Article
Lansing State Journal: April 3 1977
449429
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Article
Lansing State Journal: August 29 1977
449430
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Lansing State Journal: June 10 1979
449431
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Article
Lansing State Journal: June 10 1979
449432
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Car accident damages bridge 15 years before closure
Lansing State Journal: December 24 1962
449433
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Replacement Bridge
Lansing State Journal: July 6 1980
449434
Smithville Road - Grand River Bridge
Replacement Bridge
Lansing State Journal: May 5 1980
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 42.629720,-84.618880
Carries Bailey Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 6-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Bailey Road
History: Built circa 1890; Closed in 1969; Collapsed in 1975 while being Dismantled.
Built: ca. 1890's
Location: Eaton County
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449921
Bailey Road Bridge
Lansing State Journal: November 17 1974
449922
Bailey Road Bridge
1 of 3
Lansing State Journal: November 17 1974
449923
Bailey Road Bridge
2 of 3
Lansing State Journal: November 17 1974
449924
Bailey Road Bridge
3 of 3
Lansing State Journal: November 17 1974
449925
Bailey Road Bridge
Lansing State Journal: July 3 1975
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1957
Location: 42.611450,-85.024810
Carries Ionia Road over Thornapple River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Pinned Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Thornapple River on Ionia Road
History:
Built: ca. 1880's
Location: Eaton County
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450902
Ionia Road - Thornapple River Bridge
Battle Creek Enquirer: July 17 1956
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.617415,-85.054340
Carries Mason Road over Thornapple River
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: 5-panel, pinned Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Thornapple River on Mason Road
History: Unknown build year, closed ca. 1953-56, possibly not replaced until 1989?
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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450903
Mason Road - Thornapple Creek Bridge
Battle Creek Enquirer: August 12 1956
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.611453,-85.024806
Carries Ionia Road over Thornapple River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Thornapple River on Ionia Road
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.512756,-84.653656
Carries East Knight Street over Grand River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 165.0 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Grand River on East Knight Street
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.450811,-84.658800
Carries Bellevue Highway over Spring Brook
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Spring Brook on Bellevue Highway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.488610,-84.601030
Carries Waverly Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Waverly Road
History:
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.644865,-84.650115
Carries Bridge Street over Grand River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street
History:
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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484961
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo from Pinterest
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.544628,-84.835792
Carries Cochran Avenue over Battle Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Battle Creek on Cochran Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Eaton County
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504669
Water Works 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.
