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Kalamazoo Street Bridge (1894)

Ingham County, Michigan

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The Kalamazoo Street Bridge, which was formerly located at Michigan Avenue, makes a final return to Michigan Avenue in 1904 as a wrecked victim of heavy flooding. In this photo the Kalamazoo bowstring can be seen slamming into the arches of the Michigan Avenue Bridge.

Historical Photo.

BH Photo #464939

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Grand River on Kalamazoo Street
Location
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built here 1894; Swept away during flood of 1904, but was put back intact; Replaced 1926
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.73004, -84.54788   (decimal degrees)
42°43'48" N, 84°32'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/700746/4733752 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87761 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,392)
Bowstring through truss (331)
Bowstring truss (670)
Built 1894 (255)
Built during 1890s (3,194)
Ingham County, Michigan (34)
Lansing, Michigan (14)
Lost (28,512)
Lost 1926 (69)
 Lost during 1920s (640)
Michigan (1,390)
Pin-connected (4,702)
Relocated (1,035)
Replaced by new bridge (19,391)
Through truss (16,801)
Truss (35,483)
Wooden deck (6,162)
Wrought Iron (417)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2020: New photo from Nathan Holth
  • January 12, 2020: Added by Luke

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