The Second Street Bridge

The Second Street Bridge (HM1BPC)

Location: Allegan, MI 49010 Allegan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 31.565', W 85° 50.896'

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This simply ornamented wrought-iron bridge was built in 1886. It replaced an earlier wooden one that had begun to fall into disrepair. Designed by the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the double-intersection Pratt truss bridge was completed at a cost of $7,532.25. Eighteen feet wide and spanning 225 feet of the Kalamazoo River, it is one of the largest extant bridges designed by the firm. Following a battle by city officials and local citizens to save the bridge from demolition, it was restored at a cost of $552,000 in 1983. The bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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HM NumberHM1BPC
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberS549A
Year Placed1984
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 594594 N 4708832
Decimal Degrees42.52608333, -85.84826667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 31.565', W 85° 50.896'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 31' 33.90" N, 85° 50' 53.76" W
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Area Code(s)269
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 177-199 State St, Allegan MI 49010, US
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