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West Knight Street Bridge, Spanning Spring Brook (west of Knight Street), Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, MI

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West Knight Street Bridge, Spanning Spring Brook (west of Knight Street), Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, MI

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Summary

Significance: The West Knight Street Bridge is one of only two known highway bridges built in Michigan by Canton Bridge Company, Canton, Ohio, one of the nation's leading bridge building firms and a pioneer in truss bridge technology. It is above-average in length for a Pratt truss of that era, possesses a walkway on one side, and decorative work on its portals.
Survey number: HAER MI-7
Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction

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1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
R.D. Wheaton & Company
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Eaton Rapids (Mich.)42.51259, -84.64902
Google Map of 42.5125858, -84.6490172
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