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M-50 Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over M-50 in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Concrete Encased) Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: Unknown

One of three concrete encased deck plate girder overpasses on this stretch of railroad in Monroe and Lenawee Counties.

Dundee Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.2 Miles (3.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Ann Arbor Railroad) Over River Raisin in Dundee: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This through truss also has some plate girder approaches, and the main truss span is supported by unusual caissons.

North Custer Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.2 Miles (3.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over North Custer Road in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal (Concrete Encased) Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 61 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Unknown

One of three concrete encased deck plate girder overpasses on this stretch of railroad in Monroe and Lenawee Counties.

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Day Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.1 Miles (4.9 Kilometers)

Day Road Over Saline River in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1937 By: Unknown

This is a deck plate girder which uses rolled beams instead of built-up beams.

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Pherdon Road Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.7 Miles (7.6 Kilometers)

Private Access Over South Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This extremely unusual bridge has inclined end posts riveted to vertical beams that support the truss like a bedstead.

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Oelke Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5 Miles (8 Kilometers)

Oelke Road Over North Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York

This is the oldest and largest of the Monroe County pony trusses, and retains original pipe guardrails.

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Monk Road South Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 Kilometers)

Monk Road Over South Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is one of the longest and oldest of the Monroe County highway truss bridge collection.

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Monk Road North Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.9 Kilometers)

Monk Road Over Middle Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a very short pony truss, one of several small truss bridges from Monroe County.

Cone Road Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.9 Kilometers)

Private Drive Over Cone Road Drain in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This example of a stringer bridge with lattice railing serves a driveway.

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Kimpton Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 Kilometers)

Kimpton Road Over South Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 39 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a very attractive half-hip pin connected Pratt pony truss with high clearance above the creek.

Stony Creek Tributary Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway (Private) Over Stony Creek Tributary in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This footbridge uses lattice railings that were likely salvaged and reused from a former highway or driveway steel stringer bridge.

Bitz Road Bridge
Stony Creek Road Abandoned Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.6 Kilometers)

Bitz Road (Abandoned Section) Over Herkimer Drain in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Corrugated Multi-Plate Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Located on abandoned alignment, this small corrugated plate bridge may date to the 1930s or 1940s, when this bridge type was most common.

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Half Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.4 Kilometers)

Half Road Over North Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 41 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This small rural pony truss was not just tucked in the trees... it had a tree growing through a part of it!

Milan Oakville Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.7 Kilometers)

Milan Oakville Road Over US-23 in Milan: Monroe County, Michigan and Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 143 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1950 By: Johnson-Greene Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This overpass predates the freeway it crosses and is also noted for its good historic integrity.

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Sherman Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

Sherman Road Over North Branch Macon Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 38 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

One of several abandoned small pony truss bridges in the county, this bridge is noted for its wooden railing.

US-23 Milan Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

US-23 Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Milan: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1950 By: Johnson-Greene Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This overpass predates the freeway it crosses and is also noted for its good historic integrity.

James Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.3 Kilometers)

James Road Over Stony Creek in Rural: Monroe County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

A shallow, simple arch has been abandoned for many years and has badly deteriorated over the years.

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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