Bridge Street Bridge

Photos 

< Previous   (1 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-1 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (2 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-2 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (3 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-3 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (4 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-4 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (5 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-5 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (6 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-6 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (7 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-7 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (8 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-8 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (9 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-9 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (10 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-10 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (11 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-11 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (12 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-12 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (13 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-13 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (14 of 15)   Next >

MI-41-14 Photo taken by Howard Wright, February 1990, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous   (15 of 15)   Next >

Index to Photographs Photo taken by HAER View this photo at memory.loc.gov

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street in Portland

Location

Portland, Ionia County, Michigan

Status

Unknown - It appears to be open to pedestrians only.

History

Built 1890; rehabilitated 1990

Builder

- Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York

Design

Pratt through truss

The Bridge Street Bridge in Portland is a rare two-span metal through truss, with two spans 100 feet in length, featuring decorative treatment at the end posts. This is the oldest known surviving example of a truss bridge built in Michigan by the Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Groton, New York, a significant Eastern bridge manufacturing firm. It was listed as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in April, 1986.

Editor's Note: The NRHP list shows the Bridge Street Bridge added to the list in 1980.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 205 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Inventory numbers

NRHP 80004843 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20064 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2006)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 72.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1998)

1,100

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 13, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• HAER MI-41 - Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

Comments