American Legion Memorial Bridge (Michigan)
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The American Legion Memorial Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge
in Traverse City, Michigan
. It was completed in 1930. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
In 1929 the city commission called for a public referendum to decide if the city should build a bridge. The referendum passed in May and on June 27, 1929 Aldrich and Cook and Jerome Wilhelm were hired to build the bridge from Daniel Luten's designs. The constructed bridge differed from the design by the removal of the original handrails and by the addition of jersey barricades.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
in Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
. It was completed in 1930. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
In 1929 the city commission called for a public referendum to decide if the city should build a bridge. The referendum passed in May and on June 27, 1929 Aldrich and Cook and Jerome Wilhelm were hired to build the bridge from Daniel Luten's designs. The constructed bridge differed from the design by the removal of the original handrails and by the addition of jersey barricades.
External links
- Information on the American Legion Memorial Bridge (Michigan Web Site)
- South Cass Street Bridge from HistoricBridges.org: multiple photographs.