133rd Avenue Bridge

Facts 

Overview

Relocated Pratt pony truss bridge over Rabbit River on 133rd Avenue in Hopkins

Location

Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1897; Replaced 1996; Relocated 1996

Builder

- Michigan Bridge Co.

Design

"The 133rd Avenue Bridge is a four-panel half-hip pin-connected Pratt steel truss. The bridge has withstood its environment for many years, having been built in 1897. It has been considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.

"HAER documentation was undertaken in November of 1996. This photographic documentation is done to record the bridge in it's [sic] original setting. The Calhoun County Road Commission will take the superstructure of the bridge and move it to Riverside Park in Section 15, Emmett Township, Calhoun County. The park will include other historic truss bridges also. They will preserve and maintain the structure as a pedestrian bridge."

Robert H. Scott
Scott Civil Engineering Company
1601 McKay Tower
146 Monroe Center NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

Editor's Note: The 133rd Avenue Bridge was the first bridge to be restored and placed in the Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park.
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Dimensions

Total length: 64 ft.
Deck width: 14 ft.

Inventory number

BH 37214 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 16, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER MI-107 - One Hundred Thirty-Third Avenue Bridge

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