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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.
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Total Bridges Found: 34

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
108th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 108th Street Over Thornapple River Rural: Barry County, Michigan and Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 150 ft
Main Span Length: 74.8 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 2
1932 By: Willits Brothers Construction Company of Bay City, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department A rare transition or prototype bridge, this may be one of the oldest remaining examples of a bridge in Michigan with R4 style railings.Click to visit page.
22 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 22 Mile Road Over Osborn Drain Rural: Kent County, Michigan and Newaygo County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This tiny bridge is noted for its railing design, evidence of railing diversity in Michigan.Click to visit page.
28th Street CSX Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over 28th Street (M-11) Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 176 ft
Main Span Length: 79.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1939 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Michigan State Highway Department A fairly long and heavilly skewed example of a standard trunk line grade separation.Click to visit page.
28th Street Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Conrail) Over 28th Street (M-11) Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 113 ft
Main Span Length: 113 ft
Main Spans: 1
1964 By: Unknown This large through plate girder span had a city design and welcome message painted on it.Click to visit page.
3 Mile Road Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Coopersville and Marne Railway) Over 3 Mile Road Walker: Kent County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 59.7 ft
Main Span Length: 59.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1961 By: Owen-Ames-Kimball Company and Michigan State Highway Department A late example of a Michigan State Highway Department grade separation.Click to visit page.
32nd Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 32nd Street Over Broadmoor Avenue Kentwood: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 172 ft
Main Span Length: 56.8 ft
Roadway Width: 31.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1948 By: Unknown This relatively old highway over highway overpass has unusual railings and is unaltered.Click to visit page.
6th Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6th Street Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 544.7 ft
Main Span Length: 154.1 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 4
1886 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio This is the longest Pratt through truss bridge in Michigan and its preservation is a model for proper bridge maintenance.Click to visit page.
Ada Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Grand Rapids Eastern) Over Thornapple River Ada: Kent County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 3 1907 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This plate girder bridge is the oldest bridge in Ada today.Click to visit page.
Ball Creek Road Bridges
Historic Significance Rating. Ball Creek Road Over Ball Creek Kent City: Kent County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 24 ft
Main Span Length: 21 ft
Roadway Width: 26 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Unknown These three identical tiny bridges on the same road crossing the same creek document small bridge construction in Michigan.Click to visit page.
! Balyeat Field Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Walkway Over Nash Creek Sparta: Kent County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This small pony truss has been altered and deteriorated, but still has heritage value and could be restored.Click to visit page.
Belleville Road Bridge
Burroughs Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Burroughs Street Over Flat River Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 125 ft
Main Span Length: 119.8 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Michigan State Highway Department This historic camelback truss was moved to Burroughs Street from Wayne CountyClick to visit page.
Blue Bridge
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Converted To Pedestrian Walk) Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 575 ft
Main Span Length: 125 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 4
1892 By: Unknown This gorgeous bridge was restored with visually appropriate railings for pedestrian use, and is used frequently today for function and pleasure.Click to visit page.
Broadmoor Avenue Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Broadmoor Avenue Kentwood: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 200 ft
Main Span Length: 78.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1948 By: Hertel-Deyo Company and Michigan State Highway Department A mid-20th Century structure, this bridge is a late and typical example of its type.Click to visit page.
L Burton Street Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Burton Street Over Railroad (Conrail, Norfolk Southern) Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal Pin and Hanger Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 215 ft
Main Span Length: 120 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 2
1958 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This largely unaltered bridge has some interesting details and is also part of a noteworthy and complex interchange system.Click to visit page.
L Burton Street US-131 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Burton Street Over US-131 Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 118.8 ft
Main Span Length: 64 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 2
1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge retains good historic integrity and is part of a noteworthy and complex interchange system.Click to visit page.
! Cascade Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cascade Road Over Railroad (Abandoned C and O) Rural: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 137.8 ft
Main Span Length: 46 ft
Roadway Width: 43 ft
Main Spans: 3
1926 By: W. Marshall and Son of Galesburg, Michigan In excellent condition, yet doomed, this is the second longest straight chord concrete through girder in Michigan; also features a unique t-beam hybrid twist.Click to visit page.
Cedar Springs Main Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Main Street Over Cedar Creek Cedar Springs: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Continuous Slab, Fixed Total Length: 29 ft
Main Span Length: 13.8 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 2
1935 By: Unknown This bridge is an example of a reinforced concrete slab bridge with railings that are reminiscent of a concrete camelback.Click to visit page.
Chicago Drive Bridge
BL-196 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Chicago Drive (BL-196) Over Plaster Creek Wyoming: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 42 ft
Main Spans: 1
1916 By: Hillding and Rabe and Michigan State Highway Department This very old arch bridge once carried a railway on it, accounting for its width.Click to visit page.
X College Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. College Avenue Over Railroad (Grand Rapids Eastern) Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 98.8 ft
Main Span Length: 25 ft
Roadway Width: 42.7 ft
Main Spans: 4
1915 By: Unknown Although most of the superstructure is gone, this interesting bridge appears to be the remnants of a t-beam-like stucture. Click to visit page.
X Division Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Division Avenue Over Plaster Creek Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 54.8 ft
Main Span Length: 51 ft
Roadway Width: 43 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department Ancient, as only the third Michigan trunkline bridge built, this arch bridge was widened with stringers.Click to visit page.
Division Avenue Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Division Avenue Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 3 1928 By: Unknown This plate girder structure is one of two nearby railroad bridges that had a city design and welcome message painted on it.Click to visit page.
Freeport Avenue Coldwater River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Freeport Avenue Over Coldwater River Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 42 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1948 By: E. J. Vander Veen This superelevated bridge is the largest of three stringer bridges on Freeport Avenue with unusual railings.Click to visit page.
Freeport Avenue Duck Creek Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Freeport Avenue Over Duck Creek Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 31.8 ft
Main Span Length: 30 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1948 By: E. J. Vander Veen One of three similar bridges with unusual railings on this road.Click to visit page.
Freeport Avenue Walton Drain Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Freeport Avenue Over Walton Drain Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown One of three similar bridges with unusual railings on this road, this bridge also has a jack-arch deck.Click to visit page.
Fruit Ridge Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Fruit Ridge Avenue Over Nash Creek Rural: Kent County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 27 ft
Main Span Length: 24 ft
Roadway Width: 32.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1940 By: Unknown A small t-beam bridge from 1940.Click to visit page.
Fulton Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Fulton Street (M-45) Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 536 ft
Main Span Length: 111 ft
Roadway Width: 64 ft
Main Spans: 5
1928 By: Unknown This is the second-longest concrete arch bridge in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Godfrey Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Godfrey Avenue Over Plaster Creek Rural: Kent County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 68 ft
Main Span Length: 57.7 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 1
1956 By: Unknown An unaltered example of a steel stringer bridge featuring type R4 railings with the metal post variation.Click to visit page.
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Culvert
Porter Hollow Embankment and Culvert
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (White Pine Rail-Trail) Over Stegman Creek (Porter Hollow) Rural: Kent County, Michigan Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 19 ft
Roadway Width: 75 ft
Main Spans: 1
1885 By: James House of Edgarton, Michigan This bridge is one of the best preserved stone arch bridges in Michigan and is part of an unusual construction history.Click to visit page.
Grand Rapids Swing Bridge
Pere Marquette Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 654 ft
Main Span Length: 231 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1903 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This spectacular railroad swing bridge is one of the most impressive of its kind in Michigan, and is very photogenic.Click to visit page.
Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Cemetery Drive Over Lamberton Creek Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal Lattice Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown A fascinating approach to utilitarian bridge design where a bridge railing is load-bearing!Click to visit page.
Hopewell Indian Mounds Railroad Bridge
Lakeshore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Kent Trails Rail-Trail) Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 550 ft
Main Span Length: 138 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1894 By: Unknown A very long, old, and unusual railroad swing bridge.Click to visit page.
Ideal Park Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Trail Over Buck Creek Wyoming: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown This bridge is noted for its ornate concrete details, which remain unaltered on this attractive park bridge.Click to visit page.
Indian Mill Creek Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Coopersville and Marne Railway) Over Indian Mill Creek Walker: Kent County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 3 By: Unknown A typical example of a deck plate girder railroad bridge.Click to visit page.
Interurban Bridge
Richard Gillette Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Grand River Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 474 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 5
1915 By: Fargo Engineering Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan This large arch bridge once carried an interurban, but today is a pedestrian crossing.Click to visit page.

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