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Blue Bridge

Kent County, Michigan

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Overview

http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Bridges/PRRBridgeGrandRapids.htm

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BH Photo #194342

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River on formerly the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, currently, a pedestrian path
Location
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1892
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad (GR&I)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 575.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.96458, -85.67544   (decimal degrees)
42°57'53" N, 85°40'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/608025/4757733 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Grand Rapids West
Inventory number
BH 48271 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,182)
Built 1892 (179)
Built during 1890s (2,459)
Conrail (820)
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad (9)
Grand Rapids, Michigan (14)
Have street view (22,091)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2014 (25)
Kent County, Michigan (31)
Michigan (880)
New York Central Railroad (407)
Open to pedestrians (3,540)
 Owned by city (4,491)
Penn Central Railroad (528)
Pin-connected (3,221)
Pratt through truss (4,600)
Pratt truss (8,020)
Preserved (1,057)
Rail-to-trail (1,302)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,771)
Through truss (12,900)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,539)
Truss (29,451)

Update Log 

  • December 23, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • August 8, 2011: New photos from C Hanchey
  • February 26, 2011: Added by James McCray

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