West Second Street–Swartz Creek Bridge

West Second Street–Swartz Creek Bridge
The bridge in September 2014
Location West Second Street over Swartz Creek, Flint, Michigan
Coordinates 43°0′38″N 83°41′58″W / 43.01056°N 83.69944°W / 43.01056; -83.69944Coordinates: 43°0′38″N 83°41′58″W / 43.01056°N 83.69944°W / 43.01056; -83.69944
Area less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1919 (1919)
Built by Price Bros. Construction Co.
Architect Flint City Engineer's Office
Architectural style Luten arch bridge, Other
MPS Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference # 99001512[1]
Added to NRHP December 9, 1999

The West Second Street–Swartz Creek Bridge in Flint, Michigan, carries West Second Street over Swartz Creek. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

History

The West Second Street Bridge was engineered in 1919 by the Flint City Engineer's Office under a royalty agreement with Daniel B. Luten, where the bridge utilized Luten's patented arch design.[2] The Illinois Bridge Company of Chicago, a licensee for Luten, provided design assistance. The city solicited bids to construct the bridge, and awarded the construction contract to Price Brothers Construction Company of Lansing, Michigan, which underbid the Illinois Bridge Company. Work started on the bridge in the summer of 1919, and was completed in early 1920. It has continued to carry vehicular traffic since.[3]

Description

The West Second Street Bridge is a 70-foot Luten arch bridge. The roadway is asphalt, flanked by cantilevered concrete sidewalks. The bridge is heavily skewed across the creek. Massive concrete abutments support the elliptical filled arch. It has a corbeled arch ring, and cast concrete balusters lining the bridge.[3]

See also

  • Michigan portal
  • National Register of Historic Places portal

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ "W. Second St./Swartz Creek Bridge". Michigan Dept. of Transportation.
  3. 1 2 Clayton B. Fraser (November 1998), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: West Second Street–Swartz Creek Bridge
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