2765 McKeown Rd, Hastings, MI 49058 (Map)
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McKeown Bridge Park is accessible to wheelchair users ♿.
McKeown Bridge Park is located southeast of Hastings on the Thornapple River. This park utilizes approximately 23 acres of a 98-acre County parcel which also houses the Barry County-owned Thornapple Manor medical care facility, County Emergency Management Services and 40 acres of farmland. This Park underwent significant improvements completed in 2010 with assistance from a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. Click here for a map of McKeown Bridge Park, including improvements made under the 2010 grant and proposed future improvements.
Historical Marker Text:
This steel Pratt through truss bridge was erected for Hastings Township in 1903. The township contracted with the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio, for $2,090, to fabricate and erect the steel bridge. In operation from 1869 to the 1930s, the firm was a leading producer of metal truss highway bridges throughout the lower Great Lakes region. The McKeown Road Bridge is the last metal truss highway bridge in Barry County.
