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Historic Bridges: 1960

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 46

18 1/2 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

18 1/2 Mile Road Over I-94 in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 227 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Holloway Construction Company of Livonia and Wixom, Michigan and Jarvick Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

An excellent example of I-94 curved t-beam construction, as well as aesthetic expressway bridge design.

20 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

20 Mile Road Over I-94 in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 227 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Holloway Construction Company of Livonia and Wixom, Michigan and Raff and Dexter of Lansing, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a few remaining historic expressway overpasses which retain historic integrity in the form of original railings.

23 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

23 Mile Road Over I-94 in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 227 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Holloway Construction Company of Livonia and Wixom, Michigan and Argersinger - Morse Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

Perhaps the last aesthetic standard bridge design in Michigan included these curved t-beam bridges built on and over the expressways.

27 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

27 Mile Road Over I-94 in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 360 ft. Main Span: 113 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Holloway Construction Company of Livonia and Wixom, Michigan and E. C. Nolan and Son of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This is an impressive, rare skewed example of a curved t-beam expressway overpass.

4th Street Bridge
HSR

4th Street Over I-94 in Rural: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 259 ft. Main Span: 81 ft. Roadway: 26.6 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Holloway Construction Company of Livonia and Wixom, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

One of two graceful curved t-beam bridges in Kalamazoo County I managed to visit just before their historic integrity was compromised.

62nd Street Bridge
Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge
HSR

62nd Street (PA-8) Over Allegheny River and Various Streets and Railroad in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever Deck Girder,

Length: 2,106 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall, and Macdonald of New York, New York

This late example of a riveted cantilever truss bridge has an unusually shaped truss, with a shallow arched appearance.

6th Street Bridge
HSR

6th Street Over I-94 in Rural: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 257 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Canonie Construction Company of South Haven, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A documentation of this bridge during a time when its historic integrity was higher than any other similar bridge, but today the bridge has modern railings added.

7th Avenue Bridge
HSR

7th Avenue (CR-10) Over Rocky Saugeen River in Hanover: Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This is a good example of a double-span rigid-frame bridge in Ontario.

Beaufort Bridge
Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge
HSR

US-21 Business (Carteret Street, Sea Island Parkway) Over Beaufort River in Beaufort: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 2,290 ft. Main Span: 248 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Unknown

A late but regionally uncommon example of a metal truss bridge, this swing bridge carries a lot of traffic.

Bloor-Bayview Ramp Bridge
HSR

Don Valley Parkway Ramp To Bloor Street and -Bayview Avenue Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its arched, riveted girders.

Boyer Road Bridge
HSR

Boyer Road Over I-94 in Rural: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 337 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Pierson Contracting Company and Owen-Ames-Kimball Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This representative example bridge is noted for its 47 degree skew.

X
Britain Avenue Bridge
HSR

Britain Avenue Over I-94 in Rural: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: L. W. Edison and Company and Carl Goodwin and Sons of Allegan, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This bridge was a rare example of a curved t-beam with no added modern guardrails.

Brownsville High Level Bridge
Lane Bane Bridge
HSR

US-40 Over Monongahela River and Various Roads and Railroads in Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous 14 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,133 ft. Main Span: 518 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Pittsburgh - Des Moines Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Robert W. Lowry of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

With the destruction of so many older truss bridges over this river, this bridge is an increasingly rare example of a truss bridge over the Monongahela.

L
Burton Street US-131 Bridge
HSR

Burton Street Over US-131 in Grand Rapids: Kent County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 119 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This bridge retains good historic integrity and is part of a noteworthy and complex interchange system.

X
Butte Larose Bridge
Crocodile Bayou Bridge
HSR

Herman Dupuis Road (Parish Road 196) Over Crocodile Bayou in Rural: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Pontoon, Movable: Swing and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This unique bridge is the most unusual of the surviving pontoon swing bridges, a bridge type that is almost unheard of in modern times outside of Louisiana.

Carmody Road Bridge
HSR

Carmody Road Over I-94 in Rural: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 361 ft. Main Span: 103 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

A rare example of a curved t-beam with a heavy skew.

Cleveland Avenue Bridge
HSR

Cleveland Avenue Over I-94 in Lincoln Township: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Metal Pin and Hanger Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 380 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: L. A. Davidson of Saginaw, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A rare surviving example of a stringer bridge with both built-up beams and original railings.

Dunvegan Bridge
HSR

AB-2 Over Peace River in Dunvegan: Fairview District, Alberta, Canada

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed

Length: 2,375 ft. Main Span: 905 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: and V. E. McCune

This is a late but beautiful example of a medium size suspension bridge.

X
Fred Moore Highway Bridge
HSR

Fred Moore Highway Over Pine River in St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 180 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

Although its superstructure was considered satisfactory by the national bridge inventory at the time, this bridge was demolished.

Glenlord Road Bridge
HSR

Glenlord Road Over I-94 in Lincoln Township: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 342 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This curved t-beam features unaltered railings and a perfectly flat deck that has no arch to it.

Grand Haven Bascule Bridge
HSR

US-31 Over Grand River in Grand Haven and Ferrysburg: Ottawa County, Michigan, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 693 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 78.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois

A very large 1960 bascule bridge that carries heavy US-31 traffic.

L
Hamilton Hope Boundary Road Bridge
HSR

Hamilton Hope Boundary Road Over KH-401 (King's Highway 401, MacDonald-Cartier Freeway) in Port Hope: Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 213 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its attractive arched superstructure.

Harrison Street Bridge
HSR

Harrison Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 279 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

This is one of the later examples of the pony/deck truss combination bridges.

Hebron Town Hall Road Bridge
HSR

Hebron Town Hall Road Over I-75 in Rural: Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 294 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Johnson-Greene Company and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a couple curved t-beams that survive with original railings in northern Michigan, this bridge has a 39 degree skew.

X
Highland Avenue Bridge
HSR

Highland Avenue Over I-94 in Rural: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 290 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This bridge was a rare example of a curved t-beam with no added modern guardrails, and it had unusual post-tensioning on it.

I-94 Kalamazoo River Bridge
HSR

I-94 Over Kalamazoo River in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 275 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 34.8 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This is the curved t-beam that is visible from Historic Bridge Park.

Ironworkers Memorial Bridge
Second Narrows Bridge
HSR

TC-1 (BC-1) Over Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver and West Vancouver: Greater Vancouver District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal Cantilever 24 Panel Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 4,239 ft. Main Span: 1,099 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Swan, Wooster Engineering Company

This bridge is an extremely long-span cantilever deck truss bridge.

L
KH-40 Big Creek Bridge #5
HSR

KH-40 (St. Clair Road) Over Big Creek in Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Main Span: 46 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Unknown

One of several nearby, nearly identical, KH-40 bridges; while individually undistinguished, together form a unique image of the past.

KH-65 Blanche River Bridge
HSR

KH-65 Over Blanche River in Judge (Casey Township): Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 339 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This is the largest of two pony truss bridges along this section of highway, and the only three span pony truss surviving on the King's Highways.

KH-65 Wright Creek Bridge
HSR

KH-65 Over Wright Creek in Judge (Casey Township): Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This is one of two pony truss bridges along this section of highway.

M-40 Paw Paw River Bridge
HSR

M-40 (Kalamazoo Street) Over Paw Paw River in Paw Paw: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Adjacent Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 68.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A fairly early example of its type in Michigan, and designed to fit in with its urban setting.

X
M-47 US-10 Bridge
HSR

M-47 Over US-10 in Rural: Bay County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 209 ft. Main Span: 69 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Sugden and Sivier and Michigan State Highway Department

This pair of bridges is a rare surviving bridge that carries a limited access highway and retains original type R4 railings.

Michigan Avenue Bridge
HSR

Michigan Avenue Over Buffalo River in Buffalo: Erie County, New York, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)

Length: 246 ft. Main Span: 236 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Ernst Steel Corporation of Cheektowaga, New York and McFarland-Johnson, Inc. of Binghamton, New York

This unusual skewed lift bridge has a colorful history which has resulted in a 1960 superstructure sitting on a 1930 substructure.

North Cass Street Bridge
HSR

North Cass Street Over Boardman River in Traverse City: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Adjacent Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: W. H. Harvie

An early pre-stressed concrete structure with attractive and unaltered railings.

Ogdensburg-Prescott Bridge
Seaway Skyway Bridge
HSR

NY-812 Over St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) in Prescott and Ogdensburg: Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario and St. Lawrence County, New York, Canada

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 7,385 ft. Main Span: 1,143 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Modjeski and Masters

Designed and built by prolific firms, this monumental bridge has a curved design and a variety of span types.

Paint Creek 4 Mile Road Bridge
CR-45 Bridge
HSR

CR-45 (Paint Creek 4 Mile Road) Over Paint Creek in Rural: Preble County, Ohio, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio

One of a handful of remaining Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio bridges in Preble County built in the late 50s and early 60s.

Park Road Bridge
HSR

Park Road Over I-94 in Rural: Berrien County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 382 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This representative example bridge is noted for its 48 degree skew.

Potter Road Bridge
HSR

Potter Road Over I-75 in Rural: Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 241 ft. Main Span: 23 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Johnson-Greene Company and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a couple curved t-beams that survive with original railings in northern Michigan.

Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge
Latchford Bridge
HSR

KH-11 (Trans-Canada Highway) Over Montreal River in Latchford: Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Main Span: 350 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This mid 20th century steel through arch bridge gained some unfortunate fame in 2003 due to a partial failure of the deck.

US-10 Eastbound Patrick Road Bridge
HSR

US-10 Over Patrick Road (North Union Road) in Midland: Midland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 128 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This overpass is noted for its original railings, as well as its curved and superelevated design.

US-41 Sturgeon River Bridge
HSR

US-41 Over Sturgeon River in Rural: Houghton County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This steel stringer bridge retains original railings, and has a curve with superelevation included in its design.

X
US-63 Overpass
HSR

US-63 Over US-61 in Red Wing: Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 211 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Alfred Benesch and Associates of Chicago, Illinois

This unaltered overpas is extremely complex and unusual because it is curved with superelevation and has a grade.

Verona Road Bridge
HSR

Verona Road Over I-94 in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 414 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: Holloway Construction Company of Livonia and Wixom, Michigan and Jarvick Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This skewed curved t-beam showcases the skew well along with the illusions created from it.

Wallenstein Bridge
HSR

Herrgott Road (RR-10) Over Conestogo River in Wellesley: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1960 By: E and E Seegmiller of Kitchener, Ontario and C. C. Parker and Associates

This is an uncommon curved t-beam bridge in Ontario, noted for its lack of alteration, skew, and large beams.

Whitmore Lake Road Bridge
HSR

Whitmore Lake Road Over Railroad (Abandoned Canadian National) in Rural: Livingston County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Adjacent Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 138 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: L. W. Edison Company and Michigan State Highway Department

An unusual merger of late 1950s style meeting the slab era of pre-stressed concrete.

Wilson Pigott Bridge
HSR

FL-31 Over Caloosahatchee River (Okeechobee Waterway) in Fort Myers Shores: Lee County, Florida, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 778 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Unknown

This 1960 bascule bridge carries traffic on a busy road.

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