West Second Street–Swartz Creek Bridge

United States historic place


West Second Street–Swartz Creek Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The bridge in September 2014
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
MPS	Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference No.	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]

References

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