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! Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.
L Most or all of the original bridge material has been demolished and replaced, including historically significant elements, but some original parts of the bridge remain.
Note: This website cannot guarantee the current condition of any bridge on this website. Bridges lacking these icons should not necessarily be considered condition-free.

Total Bridges Found: 22

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
118th Avenue Bridge
Monroe Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 118th Avenue (Monroe Road) Over Swan Creek Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1926 By: Townsend-Shuttleworth-Ballmer Company of Lansing, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department This attractive historic bridge is located in a scenic, public state game area and deserves preservation. Click to visit page.
133rd Avenue Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over 133rd Avenue Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1908 By: Unknown This small, simple concrete bridge is a very old example of a general design still used today.Click to visit page.
X 139th Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 139th Avenue Over Black Creek Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 44 ft
Main Span Length: 42 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Unknown A good example of a small warren pony truss in a pleasant setting.Click to visit page.
18th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 18th Street Over Rabbit River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 45 ft
Main Span Length: 45 ft
Roadway Width: 25 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Unknown A small example of a steel stringer with concrete balustrade railings.Click to visit page.
2nd Street Bridge
South Side Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 2nd Street Over Kalamazoo River Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 229 ft
Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1886 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio A beautiful through truss forms the centerpiece for this town and was built by the prominent King Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
! 2nd Street Bridge North
Historic Significance Rating. 2nd Street Over Gun River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1926 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge is one of two beautiful concrete camelback bridges only a short distance from each other.Click to visit page.
! 2nd Street Bridge South
Historic Significance Rating. 2nd Street Over Gun River Hooper (Rural): Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1926 By: Yost Brothers of Decatur, Indiana and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge was both rare as a good example of a small camelback bridge, and also as a Covert Act bridge.Click to visit page.
! 30th Street Little Rabbit River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 30th Street Over Little Rabbit River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1947 By: Carl Goodwin and Sons of Allegan, Michigan A small steel beam bridge with Michigan's attractive R4 railings.Click to visit page.
30th Street Rabbit River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 30th Street Over Rabbit River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 80 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 2
1947 By: Carl Goodwin and Sons of Allegan, Michigan A typical mid-20th Century steel stringer bridge in Michigan that retains its original railings.Click to visit page.
56th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 56th Street Over South Branch of Black River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 45 ft
Main Span Length: 43 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This attractive bridge is a small but good example of its kind.Click to visit page.
66th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 66th Street Over Middle Branch Black River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 65 ft
Main Span Length: 65 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1949 By: Carl Goodwin and Sons of Allegan, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department A representative example of mid 20th Century bridge technology in Michigan.Click to visit page.
A-45 Rabbit River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. A-45 (11th Street) Over Rabbit River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 31.8 ft
Main Span Length: 31.8 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1940 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This is a small concrete bridge with a nice railing design.Click to visit page.
X A-45 Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. A-45 (10th Street) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 150 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 3
1939 By: John W. Hertel This bridge showcases the horrific damage that salt does to steel bridges.Click to visit page.
Allegan City Dam Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dam Access Over Kalamazoo River Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This truss bridge serves to allow workers to acess the various parts of a small dam.Click to visit page.
Hamilton Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Formerly CSX) Over Rabbit River Hamilton: Allegan County, Michigan Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 300 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
1916 By: Unknown This appears to be a rather old, and large example of wooden railroad bridge construction in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Kalamazoo River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Kalamazoo River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown An extremely rare example of a railroad pony truss bridge, plus it is two-span, and has highly unusual plate steel members!Click to visit page.
M-222 Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. M-222 (116th Avenue) Over US-131 Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete Pre-Stressed Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 188 ft
Main Span Length: 58.7 ft
Roadway Width: 40.4 ft
Main Spans: 4
1959 By: Carl Goodwin and Sons of Allegan, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department A representative example of an early pre-stressed concrete overpass in Michigan.Click to visit page.
New Richmond Bridge
57th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 57th Street (Old Allegan Road) Over Kalamazoo River New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Pin-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 422 ft
Main Span Length: 72 ft
Roadway Width: 11.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1879 By: Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin The longest pony truss in Michigan, possibly the oldest swing bridge in the United States, and an extremely rare pinned Warren truss!Click to visit page.
New Richmond Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Kalamazoo River New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Bobtail) Total Length: 435 ft
Roadway Width: 8 ft
Main Spans: 6
1907 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This deck plate girder is an old swing bridge that had its mechanics removed.Click to visit page.
New Richmond Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over 57th Street (Old Allegan Road) New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 1 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio A good example of a railroad steel stringer built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.Click to visit page.
Rabbit River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned) Over Rabbit River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown A tradtional railroad plate girder is no longer used by trains but is in good condition.Click to visit page.
X Washington Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Washington Avenue Over North Branch Black River Near Holland: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 30.8 ft
Main Span Length: 30 ft
Roadway Width: 58 ft
Main Spans: 1
1928 By: Unknown A good example of an attractive small-scale bridge design that was built in the 1920s and demolished in 2010.Click to visit page.

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