North Park Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on North Park Street in Grand Rapids

Location

Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Build 1903; Altered 1933; Replaced 1991

Builder

- New Jersey Bridge Co.

Design

"The North Park Bridge is the second longest through Pratt truss bridge of its kind in Michigan. It has been officially determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places by the Michigan Bureau of History.

"This historic documentation was undertaken in November 1990 in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the Fedral Highway Administration, Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Michigan Department of Transportation and the City of Walker, Michigan as a mitigative measure prior to the demolition replacement of the bridge."

Patricia A. Fisher, Environmental Scientist
WW Engineering & Science
Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Dimensions

Length of largest span: 116 ft.
Total length: 580 ft.
Deck width: 21 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.02306, -85.66250   (decimal degrees)
43°01'23" N, 85°39'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/608977/4764243 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Cedar Springs UTM: 16.609080.476400

Inventory number

BH 37180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 14, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER MI-47 - North Park Bridge

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