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TITLE:
West Michigan Avenue Bridge, Spanning Battle Creek River, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

CALL NUMBER:
HAER MICH,13-BATCR,3-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 11   (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 7 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER MI-65

Significance: On April 1, 1986, the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) determined that the West Michigan Avenue Bridge, was eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its significance as an earth-filled concrete arch of two spans, is based on it being a rare bridge type for those surviving in Michigan.

SUBJECTS:
MICHIGAN--Calhoun County--Battle Creek
pedestrian bridges
concrete arch bridges
vehicular bridges

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mi0360

CONTROL #:
MI0360

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