Historic Bridges
of the United States
Sixth Street Bridge
Kent County
,
Michigan
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Grand River on Sixth Street in Grand Rapids
Location
Walker
,
Kent County
,
Michigan
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1886 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1978
Builder
-
Massillon Bridge Co.
of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 151.9 ft.
Total length: 545.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.97667, -85.67414
(decimal degrees)
42°58'36" N, 85°40'27" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/608110/4759076
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Grand Rapids West
Inventory numbers
NRHP 76001030
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20096
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2007)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 13.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
6,000
Categories
19th Century
(2,539)
Built 1886
(80)
Built during 1880s
(682)
Functionally obsolete
(6,157)
Kent County, Michigan
(10)
Massillon Bridge Co.
(52)
Michigan
(435)
NR-listed
(1,668)
Open
(23,111)
Owned by city
(2,131)
Pratt through truss
(1,264)
Pratt truss
(2,443)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,277)
Through truss
(6,462)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(1,160)
Truss
(19,461)
Walker, Michigan
(4)
Wooden deck
(5,198)
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