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 1920
Built by Price Bros. Construction Co.; 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 is a 70-foot Luten arch bridge completed in early 1920. It was engineered in 1919 by the Flint City Engineer's Office using Luten's patented arches under a royalty agreement.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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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.


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