Second Street Bridge (Allegan, Michigan)

Second Street Bridge
Truss bridge with riverfront walkway in foreground
Bridge in 2005
Coordinates42°31′33″N 85°50′54″W / 42.5258°N 85.8484°W / 42.5258; -85.8484
CrossesKalamazoo River
Characteristics
Width18 feet (5.5 m)
Longest span225 feet (69 m)
Clearance above15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m)
History
DesignerZenas King
Constructed byKing Iron Bridge Company
Construction cost$7,532.25
Openedlate September 1886
Second Street Bridge
Location2nd St., Allegan, Michigan, USA
Built1886
Architectural styleWhipple truss
NRHP reference No.80001845[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1980
Designated MSHSSeptember 8, 1982
Location
Map
References
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The Second Street Bridge is a one-lane, single-span truss bridge in Allegan, in the U.S. state of Michigan, that carries Second Street over the Kalamazoo River. It is a Michigan State Historic Site, a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1886, the bridge replaced an earlier wooden structure. In the early 1980s, the bridge underwent significant renovation.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Staff. "Second Street Bridge". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2012.