Allegan in Allegan County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Second Street Bridge
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
1. The Second Street Bridge Marker
This simply ornamented wrought-iron bridge was built in 1886. It replaced an earlier wooden one that had begun to fall into disrepair. Designed by the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the double-intersection Pratt truss bridge was completed at a cost of $7,532.25. Eighteen feet wide and spanning 225 feet of the Kalamazoo River, it is one of the largest extant bridges designed by the firm. Following a battle by city officials and local citizens to save the bridge from demolition, it was restored at a cost of $552,000 in 1983. The bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Erected 1984 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number S549A.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks, and the Michigan Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 42° 31.565′ N, 85° 50.896′ W. Marker is in Allegan, Michigan, in Allegan County. It is on State Street (2nd Street) south of Brady Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located near the northeast corner of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allegan MI 49010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan, specifically in Greater Grand Rapids, and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
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Regarding The Second Street Bridge. The American Society of Civil Engineers designated the bridge as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1982.
Also see . . . Second Street Bridge. American Society of Civil Engineers website entry (Submitted on November 2, 2013.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
2. The Second Street Bridge Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
3. Second Street Bridge over the Kalamazoo River
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
4. North End of Second Street Bridge
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
5. View of Kalamazoo River
from Second Street Bridge
from Second Street Bridge
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
6. Pedestrian Walkway
across Second Street Bridge
across Second Street Bridge
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 28, 2013
7. Driving south across the Second Street Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 2, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
