National Register of Historic Places

Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge

Manlius Township, Allegan County, Michigan
Listed
March 31, 1998
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000273

About this property

The New Richmond Swing Bridge, also known as the Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge, is a one lane swing bridge in Michigan. Located in Allegan County's Manlius Township, it connected 57th Street with Old Allegan Road over the Kalamazoo River until its closure to vehicular traffic. The name New Richmond comes from a former mining town in the area of the same name. The bridge is one of the oldest - if not the oldest - swing bridges extant in the United States, and is one of the oldest metal truss bridges in the state of Michigan and the state's longest pony truss bridge.

Location

57th St. over the Kalamazoo R.
Manlius Township, Allegan County, Michigan
42.65155, -86.10703

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When was Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge listed on the National Register?

Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge?

Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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