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Historic Bridges By County: Allegan County, Michigan

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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.
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Total Bridges Found: 14

 Bridge NameFacility Carried / Feature IntersectedLocationStructure TypeStructure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or ContractorDescriptionThumbnail
118th Avenue Bridge
Monroe Road Bridge
118th Avenue (Monroe Road) Over Swan Creek Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 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.
X 139th Avenue Bridge
139th Avenue Over Black Creek Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary 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.
2nd Street Bridge
South Side Bridge
2nd Street Over Kalamazoo River Allegan: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Pinned Whipple Through Truss, Stationary 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. Built by King Bridge Co.Click to visit page.
2nd Street Bridge North
2nd Street Over Gun River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 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
2nd Street Over Gun River Hooper (Rural): Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1926 By: Yost Brothers of Decatur, Indiana This bridge is both rare as a good example of a small camelback bridge, and also as a Covert Act bridge.Click to visit page.
A-45 Rabbit River Bridge
A-45 (11th Street) Over Rabbit River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Stationary Total Length: 31.8 ft
Main Span Length: 31.8 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1940 By: Unknown This is a small concrete bridge with a nice railing design.Click to visit page.
X A-45 Railroad Overpass
A-45 (10th Street) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 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.
Hamilton Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Formerly CSX) Over Rabbit River Hamilton: Allegan County, Michigan Wood Stringer, Stationary 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
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Kalamazoo River Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Riveted Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary 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
M-222 (116th Avenue) Over US-131 Rural: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete Pre-Stressed Stringer, Stationary Total Length: 188 ft
Main Span Length: 58.7 ft
Roadway Width: 40.4 ft
Main Spans: 4
1959 By: Carl Goodwin and Sons A representative example of an early pre-stressed concrete overpass in Michigan.Click to visit page.
New Richmond Bridge
57th Street Bridge
57th Street (Old Allegan Road) Over Kalamazoo River New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Pinned Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing 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
Railroad (CSX) Over Kalamazoo River New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing 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
Railroad (CSX) Over 57th Street (Old Allegan Road) New Richmond: Allegan County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 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.
Washington Avenue Bridge
Washington Avenue Over North Branch Black River Near Holland: Allegan County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Stationary 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.Click to visit page.

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