New Richmond Swing Bridge

New Richmond Swing Bridge
LocationManlius Township, Michigan
Coordinates42°39′5.47″N 86°6′25.17″W / 42.6515194°N 86.1069917°W / 42.6515194; -86.1069917
Built1879
ArchitectMilwaukee Bridge & Iron Co.
NRHP reference No.98000273 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1998

The New Richmond Swing Bridge is a swing bridge in Manlius Township in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the past, the bridge connected 57th Street with Old Allegan Road over the Kalamazoo River. The bridge is one of the oldest swing bridges in the United States.[2]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  2. Robert O. Christensen (January 1998), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge