West Knight Street Bridge, Spanning Spring Brook (west of Knight Street), Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, MI
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
R.D. Wheaton & Company
Location
Eaton Rapids (Mich.), 42.51259, -84.64902
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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