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General View Northeast, South Side From West Bank

Photo by Ernie Czetli, December 1987, for HAER

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General View Northwest, South Side From East Bank

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General View East, South Side From West Bank

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Elevation View North, South Side From Inter-Urban Bridge

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View East At Traffic Level

Photo by Ernie Czetli, December 1987, for HAER

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Facts

Overview

Lost Arch bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street in Grand Rapids

Location

Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1903-04; Replaced 1988

Design

"The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surviving example of this design in Michigan. This was one of the earliest large reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridges built in the United States and received considerable attention in the national engineering literature. It was listed as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in April, 1986.

"This historic documentation was undertaken in December 1987 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the City of Grand Rapids, Fedral Highway Administration, State Historic Preservation Office and Michigan Department of Transportation as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition replacement of the bridge in early 1988."

Robert Phillips, Environmental Scientist
Williams and Works
Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Dimensions

Length of largest span: 87 ft.
Total length: 468 ft.
Deck width: 64 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.97028, -85.67556 (decimal degrees)
42°58'13" N, 85°40'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/608005/4758365 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Grand Rapids West UTM: 16.608085.4758170

Inventory numbers

NRHP 80004811 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 37178 (Bridgehunter.com ID)