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Historic Bridges: Michigan Avenue

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

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Michigan Avenue Bridge
HSR

Michigan Avenue Over Thornapple River in Hastings: Barry County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 98 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1949 By: Ruckman-Hansen, Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Foster Engineering Company

This attractive bridge was noted for its unusually high level of uncommon aesthetic details.

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Michigan Avenue Bridge
HSR

Michigan Avenue Over Rice Creek in Rural (Near Marshall): Calhoun County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: B. C. Lord of Clayton, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This small through girder is a relic from when Michigan Avenue was US-12.

Michigan Avenue Bridge
DuSable Bridge
HSR

Michigan Avenue Over Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

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

Length: 400 ft. Main Span: 256 ft. Roadway: 64 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

The most famous Chicago bascule bridge, the bridgetender houses are very ornate on this double-deck bridge.

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.

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Parma Railroad Overpass
HSR

Michigan Avenue Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern and Amtrak) and Railroad Street in Parma: Jackson County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 181 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1927 By: Peninsular Construction Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A rare example of a concrete excased steel stringer bridge in Michigan.

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