Status: Open to one-way traffic
Location: 42.869765,-84.904050
Carries Bridge Street over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss. The Bridge Street Bridge in Portland is a rare two-span metal through truss, with two spans 100 feet in length, featuring decorative treatment at the end posts. This is the oldest known surviving example of a truss bridge built in Michigan by the Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Groton, New York, a significant Eastern bridge manufacturing firm. It was listed as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in April, 1986.
Editor's Note: The NRHP list shows the Bridge Street Bridge added to the list in 1980.
Total Length: 205.0 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street in Portland
History: Built 1890 by the Groton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1890
Location: Ionia County
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121086
MI-41-1
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121087
MI-41-2
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121088
MI-41-3
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121089
MI-41-4
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121090
MI-41-5
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121091
MI-41-6
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121092
MI-41-7
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121093
MI-41-8
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121094
MI-41-9
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121095
MI-41-10
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121096
MI-41-11
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121097
MI-41-12
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121098
MI-41-13
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121099
MI-41-14
Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER
121100
Index to Photographs
Photo taken by HAER
206394
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
206395
Bridge Street Bridge
Bridge Builders Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
206396
Bridge Street Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge Bridge Builders Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
206406
Bridge Street Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge Commemorative Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206407
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
206408
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
206414
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206415
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
206435
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
206436
Bridge Street Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
351684
1915 postmark
colorized version of the postcard
Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Relocated and restored
Location: 42.861127,-84.917177
Carries Portland Riverwalk (Trail) over Grand River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 223.8 Feet
Span Length: 218.8 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Grand River on Portland Riverwalk Trail
History: Built in 1907 by Wynkoop & McGormley; relocated to Portland Riverwalk Trail ca. 2002
Built: 1907
Location: Ionia County
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197763
Photo provided by Nels Raynor
459077
Photo taken by David Case in October 2019
459078
Photo taken by David Case in October 2019
Status: Relocated
Location: 42.815556,-84.894444
Carries Charlotte Highway over Grand River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Wrought iron Whipple through truss
Total Length: 176.8 Feet
Span Length: 172.9 Feet
Overview: Whipple Truss bridge originally over Grand River on Charlotte Highway, now relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County and restored as a pedestrian bridge
History: Built 1886 by Buckeye Bridge Works; replaced 2001 and relocated to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County
Built: 1886
Location: Ionia County
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210877
Relocated Charlotte Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
210878
Relocated Charlotte Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
210881
Relocated Charlotte Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
210882
Relocated Charlotte Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011
210883
Relocated Charlotte Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
210884
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011
351685
Centerline Bridge - Portland, MI
Based on the curves in the river visible in the photo, this is the likely location - my guess
Photo uploaded by Art S
507106
late 1920s - early 1930s Portland Michigan Center Line Bridge
light digital clean-up, original image in link
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
507107
late 1920s - early 1930s Portland Michigan Center Line Bridge
light digital clean-up. Source image in link.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.799753,-84.876219
Carries Turner Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 208.0 Feet
Span Length: 201.8 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Grand River on Turner Road
History: Built. 1910; rehabilitated 1969
Built: 1910
Location: Ionia County
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198714
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198715
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198716
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 42.914768,-84.932868
Carries Goodwin Road over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 10-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 299.9 Feet
Span Length: 148.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Grand River on Goodwin Road
History: Built 1909 by the Riverside Bridge Company of Martin's Ferry, Ohio
Built: 1909
Location: Ionia County
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198148
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198149
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198150
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198151
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
Status: Has been moved to private property
Location: 43.052778,-85.263831
Carries Ingalls Road over Flat River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 95.8 Feet
Span Length: 95.8 Feet
Overview: Pratt truss bridge over Flat River on Ingalls Road
History: Built 1884; relocated 2003 to Alpena County
Built: 1884
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.994167,-84.941944
Carries Prairie Street over Maple River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 311.0 Feet
Span Length: 90.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Maple River on Prairie Street in Muir
History: Built 1910; repaired 1952; bypassed and preserved for pedestrian use 2015
Built: 1910
Location: Ionia County
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509252
Prairie Street Bridge
view c1911
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced
Location: 42.777500,-84.950000
Carries Shuman Road over Sebewa Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Sebewa Creek on Shuman Road
History: Replaced 2000
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.813889,-84.963611
Carries Bippley Road over Sebewa Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Sebewa Creek on Bippley Road
History: Replaced 2003
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 42.988521,-84.857165
Carries Spaulding Road over Stoney Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 78.7 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Stoney Creek on Spaulding Road
History: Built 1906; rehabilitated 1952; removed ca. turn of the (21st) century
Built: 1906
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Destroyed by fire July 7, 2013
Location: 43.014700,-85.297900
Carries White's Bridge Road over Flat River
Design: truss/through/brown
Design Details: Covered Brown through truss
White's Bridge is one of two surviving examples of a Brown truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented by Josiah Brown Jr. in 1857, the Brown truss represents a mid-nineteenth century flowering of innovation in American timber bridge design.
Destroyed by arson fire July 7, 2013: http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ionia_county/whites-bridge-is-burned-down
Total Length: 120.7 Feet
Span Length: 118.8 Feet
Overview: Covered bridge over Flat River on White's Bridge Road
History: Built 1867-1869; Subsequent work 1936, 1967, 1991;
Built: 1867
Location: Ionia County
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121101
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121103
Perspective, 320 Degrees, Northwest
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121104
Oblique Perspective, Due North
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121105
Structural Detail, Looking North
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121106
Lower Chord Structural Detail
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121107
South Abutment, Detail. Note Missing Strut To Left
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121108
South Portal Perspective, Looking North
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121109
South Portal Elevation
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121110
Interior From Mid-Span, Looking South
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121111
Interior, North Portal
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121112
Oblique Perspective, Looking South
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121113
Below Deck, Looking South
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121114
North Portal Elevation, Looking South
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
121115
Perspective, South
Photo taken by Jet Lowe, 2004, for HAER
154644
White's Covered Bridge Postcard
Scanned by Robert Stephenson
259047
Destroyed White's Bridge
The view on the morning of July 7, 2013 hours after arson had destroyed the bridge
Photo from WOOD-TV website
275890
Whites Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 2004
275891
Whites Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 2004
275892
Whites Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 2004
300780
Steam rising from roof of Whites Bridge
Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012
300781
Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012
300782
Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012
300783
Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012
300784
Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 43.107727,-85.207869
Carries abandoned Ionia and Lansing Railroad over Dickerson Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Dickerson Creek on abandoned Ionia and Lansing Railroad
History:
Built: 1870
Location: Ionia County
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198152
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198153
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198154
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
198155
Photo taken by John Berry in April 2011
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 42.873361,-84.902226
Carries Portland Riverwalk (formerly Chesapeake & Ohio RR) over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two-span pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Portland Riverwalk (formerly Chesapeake & Ohio RR)
History:
Built: 1899
Location: Ionia County
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453145
Photo taken by Rick McOmber in July 2019
459076
Photo taken by David Case in October 2019
463316
Portland Riverwalk - Grand River Bridge
Photo from reddit
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.090556,-84.961944
Carries Borden Road over Prairie Creek
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Borden Road
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.870676,-84.898804
Carries Portland Riverwalk over Looking Glass River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Two-span Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Looking Glass River on Portland Riverwalk
History: Built 1905 in Kent County by the Groton Bridge Co.; relocated here in 1995
Built: 1905
Location: Ionia County
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238498
General View Looking Southeast, North Side From West Bank
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238499
General View Looking Northeast, South Side From West Bank
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238500
View Looking West At Traffic Level
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238501
View Looking West At Traffic Level, Railings
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238502
View Looking Northwest, South Side, Substructure And Truss Detail
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238503
View Looking Northwest, South Side, Substructure And Pier
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238504
View Of Southwest Corner, Pier
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
238505
View Of Southwest Corner, Abutment
Photo taken by Howard Wright for the Historic American Engineering Record in 1993 at the bridge's original location in Kent County
453142
Portal View
Photo taken by Rick McOmber in July 2019
453143
Deck view
Photo taken by Rick McOmber in July 2019
453144
Connection detail and Kayakers
Photo taken by Rick McOmber in July 2019
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.929230,-84.981882
Carries David Highway over Libhart Creek
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Libhart Creek on David Highway
History: Built 1928, replaced 2016
Built: 1928
Location: Ionia County
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443718
Photo courtesy of the Ionia County Road Commission
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.785833,-85.291111
Carries Hastings Road over Duck Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 34.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Duck Creek on Hastings Road
History: Built 1923; replaced 2018
Built: 1923
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.860858,-84.917025
Carries I-96 over Grand River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 414.1 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Grand River on I-96
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.933026,-85.213319
Carries North Bridge Street over Grand 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 Grand River on North Bridge Street
History:
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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351686
Grand River Bridge
If you look closely, you can see a man standing at right of the main span to provide a sense of scale
Photo taken by Huntley
417530
circa 1912
Old Postcard View
431821
Grand River Bridge Saranac MI
Photo uploaded by Art S.
440225
Circa 1913
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.972195,-85.069167
Carries over Grand 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 Grand River
History:
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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352903
Photo uploaded by Art S
353731
Lower Bridge Ionia Michigan MI
Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.976996,-85.030685
Carries Pere Marquette Railroad over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 540.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on Pere Marquette Railroad
History: Built 1881; Replaced 1914
Built: 1881
Location: Ionia County
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364358
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.976996,-85.030685
Carries Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail over Grand River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Grand River on Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Ionia County
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364359
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.981946,-84.949964
Carries S BRIDGE STREET over GRAND RIVER
Design: beam
Design Details:
Total Length: 400.0 Feet
Span Length: 66.9 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over GRAND RIVER on S BRIDGE STREET
History:
Built: 1975
Location: Ionia County
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449361
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Replacement
Lansing State Journal: September 3 1975
449362
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Replacement
Lansing State Journal: October 18 1975
449363
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Replacement
Article
Lansing State Journal: October 18 1975
449364
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Replacement
Lansing State Journal: November 23 1975
449365
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Replacement
Article
Lansing State Journal: November 23 1975
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1975
Location: 42.981949,-84.950312
Carries Bridge Street over Grand River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street
History:
Built: 1881
Location: Ionia County
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383198
Grand River Circa 1920
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in March 2017
449225
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: April 8 1975
449226
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Article
Lansing State Journal: April 8 1975
449277
Grand Rive Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: April 6 1972
449297
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Article
Northern Tribune: September 18 1880
449315
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Article
The Herald-Palladium: June 24 1975
449316
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: January 24 1963
449317
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: January 24 1963
449318
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: September 4 1963
449319
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Article
Lansing State Journal: November 1 1965
449320
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: April 8 1950
449321
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
The News-Palladium: November 19 1955
449322
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: September 26 1968
449323
Grand River Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: December 2 1968
451399
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: February 11 1969
451400
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: February 11 1969
452969
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Old
Lansing State Journal: June 24 1975
452970
Grand Rivers Bridge - Lyons - Old
Article
Lansing State Journal: June 24 1975
509260
Grand River Bridge Lyons (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.091482,-84.843260
Carries WASHINGTON ROAD over FISH CREEK
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 193.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over FISH CREEK on WASHINGTON ROAD
History:
Built: 1988
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.091303,-84.843571
Carries Washington over Fish Creek
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Single-span steel and wrought iron Camelback through truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on Washington
History: Built 1906; replaced 1988
Built: 1906
Location: Ionia County
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412025
Circa 1909
Old Postcard View
462381
Washington Road Bridge, Hubbardston, Ionia County | by MI SHPO
taken from Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Flickr
462382
Washington Road Bridge, Hubbardston, Ionia County | by MI SHPO
taken from Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Flickr
462383
Washington Road Bridge, Hubbardston, Ionia County | by MI SHPO
taken from Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Flickr
504685
Washington Street-Fish Creek (Old)
Photo from old postcard
504686
Washington Street-Fish Creek (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.100178,-85.228211
Carries BRIDGE ST over FLAT RIVER
Design: beam
Design Details:
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over FLAT RIVER on BRIDGE ST
History:
Built: 2005
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.099737,-85.228179
Carries Bridge Street over Flat River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flat River on Bridge Street
History:
Built: ca. 1890's
Location: Ionia County
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416796
Circa 1911
Old Postcard View
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.978842,-84.974153
Carries Riverside Drive over Libhart Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Precast Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 44.3 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Libhart Creek on Riverside Drive
History: Built 2014 replacing a UCEB
Built: 2014
Location: Ionia County
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443721
Photo courtesy of the Ionia County Road Commission
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1968
Location: 42.929307,-84.895973
Carries David Highway over Grand River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: (3)5-panel, riveted Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Grand River on David Highway
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911
Location: Ionia County
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449332
Shotwell Bridge
Lansing State Journal: January 10 1968
449333
Shotwell Bridge
Lansing State Journal: July 19 1968
449334
Shotwell Bridge
Lansing State Journal: October 20 1968
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.972272,-85.069297
Carries M-66 over Grand River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 375.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Grand River on M-66
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.099740,-85.228180
Carries Bridge Street over Flat River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 119.8 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Flat River on Bridge Street
History: Built 1940; replaced 2005
Built: 1940
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.980611,-85.070222
Carries Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Rail Trail over M-66
Design: truss/modern/through/bowstring
Design Details: Modern bowstring through truss
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Modern through truss bridge over M-66 on Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail
History: Built 2015
Built: 2015
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.886789,-85.204997
Carries Grand River Avenue over Lake Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Creek on Grand River Avenue
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Ionia County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.974312,-85.119711
Carries Bertha Brock Drive over Bellamy Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Bellamy Creek on Bertha Brock Drive
History:
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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468165
Bertha Brock Park Bridge
Photo from YouTube
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.058356,-85.254325
Carries Button Road over Flat River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Flat River on Button Road
History:
Built: 1881
Location: Ionia County
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491693
Smyrna Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.973943,-85.046827
Carries Cleveland Street over Grand River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Grand River on Cleveland Street
History:
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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493643
Upper Bridge
1934 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.974168,-85.046699
Carries Cleveland Street over Grand River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (4)7-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 Cleveland Street
History:
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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493654
Cleveland Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
509265
Cleveland Street Bridge
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Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.932839,-85.213410
Carries Bridge Street over Grand River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: (3)6-panel, riveted Warren pony trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street
History: Built 1914; Replaced 1977
Built: 1914
Location: Ionia County
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496180
Grand River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
496189
Grand River Bridge
Belding Banner: September 30 1914
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.978728,-84.973918
Carries Iona-Lyons Road over Libhart Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Libhart Creek on Iona-Lyons Road
History: Replaced 1962
Built:
Location: Ionia County
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509314
Photo taken from Biennial Report of the State Highway Commissioner - 1916
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.
