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Sixth Street Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2011

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 on August 13, 1976
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)
MINBI 414278400210B01 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2010 and before)
MINEW 05192 (Michigan bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory 2011 and later)
BH 20096 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2009): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 9.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 6,000