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Historic Bridges: Metal (Aluminum)

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: 5

Maple Road Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Maple Road in Bloomfield Township: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Aluminum) Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 212 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1969 By: Reynolds Metals Company of Richmond, Virginia (Grand Rapids Plant) and Aluminum and Architectural Metals Company of Detroit, Michigan and Main and Fox of Birmingham, Michigan

The largest of its kind in the world when completed, this is one of a few unusual arch pedestrian overpass bridges in metro Detroit, noted for their appearance and use of an aluminum superstructure.

Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Pontiac: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Aluminum) Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 125 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1966 By: Reynolds Metals Company of Richmond, Virginia (Possible Fabricator)

This is one of a few unusual arch pedestrian overpass bridges in metro Detroit, noted for their appearance and use of an aluminum superstructure.

Massena Railroad Girder Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Massena Terminal Railroad) Over Grasse River (Grass River) in Massena: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States

Metal (Aluminum) Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 925 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1945 By: Alcoa Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

This plate girder bridge, noted for one of its spans being made of aluminum, sits next to a historic truss bridge, but crosses the river at a higher level, resulting in a nearby highway overpass bridge, included on this page.

Middlebelt Road Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Middlebelt Road in Livonia: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Aluminum) Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed

Main Span: 115 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Reynolds Metals Company of Richmond, Virginia (Possible Fabricator)

This is one of a few unusual arch pedestrian overpass bridges in metro Detroit, noted for their appearance and use of an aluminum superstructure.

Pont d'aluminium d'Arvida (Arvida Aluminum Bridge)
HSR

Route du Pont (Route de la Dam Deux) Over Rivière Saguenay in Saguenay (Jonquière): Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, United States

Metal (Aluminum) Hingeless Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 504 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1950 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Pic Construction Company and Surveyer Nenniger and Chenevert

This bridge was the first in the world to be built completely of aluminum, and it is also one of the most visually impressive aluminum bridges in the world.

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