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North Elevation Facing South

Photo taken by Roger Boettcher, June 1982, for HAER

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North Elevation Facing Southeast

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South Elevation Facing North

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South Elevation Facing Northeast

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West Portal Facing East

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East Portal Facing West

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View Of Sidwalks And Main Beams Facing Northwest

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Detail Of Sidewalks Facing Northwest

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Detail Of Bottom Chord Connection

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Detail Of Upper Chord Connection

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Detail Of Bridge Name Plate

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Facts

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spring Brook on West Knight Street in Eaton Rapids
Location: Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1893, placed 1894, Rehabilitated 1929, 1951, 1966; Replaced 1982
Builders: - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
- R.D. Wheaton & Co.
Design: Pin connected, Pratt through truss.
"The West Knight Street Bridge is one of only two known highway bridges built in Michigan by Canton Bridge Company, Canton, Ohio, one of the nation's leading bridge building firms and a pioneer in truss bridge technology. It is above-average in length for a Pratt truss of that era, possesses a walkway on one side, and decorative work on its portals."
Dennis O. Craun, June 1982
Dimensions: Total length: 127 ft.
Deck width: 19.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.51278, -84.65750 (decimal degrees)
42°30'46" N, 84°39'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/692439/4709371 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Eaton Rapids
Inventory number: BH 37154 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 13, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-7 - West Knight Street Bridge, Spanning Spring Brook (west of Knight Street), Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, MI

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