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Inkster Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Inkster Road Over Hines Drive in Dearborn Heights: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Johnson-Greene Company

One of the later rigid frame overpass bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.

Middlebelt Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.2 Miles (2 Kilometers)

Middlebelt Road Over Hines Drive and Middle River Rouge in Westland: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: Louis Caravaglia

One of two rigid frame bridges in this area designed to cross both Hines Drive and the river.

Beech-Daly Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.1 Miles (3.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Beech-Daly Road in Redford Township: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1954 By: Jutton-Kelly Company of Detroit, Michigan and American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This riveted plate girder overpass has attractive railings.

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Merriman Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.9 Kilometers)

Merriman Road Over Hines Drive in Westland: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1951 By: W. H. Harvie

One of the later examples of a Wayne County rigid-frame bridge.

Telegraph Road Railroad Bridges
US-24 Railroad Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Telegraph Road (US-24) in Redford Township: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1936 By: Walbridge and Aldinger Company of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This is a pair of railroad overpasses, one being older than the other, since the second bridge was built to accommodate the road's conversion into a divided highway.

Elm Circle Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.1 Miles (5 Kilometers)

Elm Circle Drive (Abandoned) Over Lower River Rouge in Inkster: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal 9 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 57 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1900 By: C.J. Glasgow Company of Detroit, Michigan

A strange little bridge, this is a rare and late example of bowstring bridge construction in Michigan.

Warren Road Hines Drive Bridge
Warren Avenue Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.1 Miles (5 Kilometers)

Warren Road (Warren Avenue) Over Hines Drive in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 59.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1957 By: Sugden and Sivier

One of the youngest rigid frame overpass bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.

Outer Drive Joy Road Bridge
Outer Drive Bonaparte Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.2 Miles (5.1 Kilometers)

Outer Drive Over Joy Road (Formerly Bonaparte Road) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: Unknown

An example of a Wayne County Road Commission standard arch bridge used as an overpass.

Farmington Road Bridge
Hawthorne Drive Bridge / Nankin Mills Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.7 Kilometers)

Abandoned Farmington Road (Hawthorne Drive) Over Middle River Rouge in Westland: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 10.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1950 By: Unknown

A narrow truss bridge is buried in the woods just off the road, rewarding all who seek it.

Inkster Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.6 Miles (5.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) (Former Michigan Central) Over Inkster Road in Inkster: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Unknown

Notable as a project of Depression-era relief funds, this railroad grade separation is noted for its architectural detailing.

Outer Drive Upper River Rouge Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Outer Drive Over Upper River Rouge in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1927 By: Unknown

Of the many old bridges in western Wayne County, this is one of the few with original decorative balustrade railings and light standards.

Telegraph Road Railroad Bridge
US-24 Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) Over Telegraph Road (US-24) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1937 By: Walbridge and Aldinger Company of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This is one of several attractive railroad overpasses on Telegraph Road noted for their use of R4 railing.

Outer Drive Lower River Rouge Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.2 Miles (6.7 Kilometers)

Outer Drive Over Lower River Rouge in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 63 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: Bishop and Weir of Detroit, Michigan

This is an attractive concrete arch bridge although its railings have been replaced.

Merriman Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 Kilometers)

Merriman Road Over Lower River Rouge in Westland: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 105 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 46 ft.

Built 1929 By: Unknown

One of the unusual cantilevered arch bridges of Wayne County, this example lacks a suspended span.

Wayne Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.6 Miles (7.4 Kilometers)

Wayne Road Over Hines Drive and Middle River Rouge in Livonia: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 141 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1947 By: Unknown

This two span rigid frame bridge crosses both a highway and a river.

Military Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.8 Miles (7.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) (Former Michigan Central) Over Military Street in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This railroad overpass is a good representative example of a county designed bridge with some modest architectural details.

Middlebelt Road Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

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.

Hines Drive Ann Arbor Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6 Miles (9.7 Kilometers)

Hines Drive Over Ann Arbor Road (Old M-14) in Livonia: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1948 By: J. H. Baker and Sons of Port Huron, Michigan

Of the many surviving rigid frame bridges in this area, this is the most significant and the only one which retains original railings.

Ann Arbor Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 Kilometers)

Ann Arbor Road (Old M-14) Over Middle River Rouge in Livonia: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 77 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: M. E. White Company of Chicago, Illinois

This is an old concrete arch bridge that was built as a Federal Aid bridge.

Elizabeth Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Elizabeth Street Over Lower River Rouge in Wayne: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1956 By: Unknown

A two span rigid-frame with good historic and physical integrity.

Fullerton Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 4

Built 1963 By: C. A. Hull and Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This riveted bridge is located in the shadow of a massive interchange and next to a highway overpass.

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Fullerton Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Fullerton Avenue Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 167 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1963 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.

Telegraph Road Railroad Bridge
US-24 Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Telegraph Road (US-24) in Taylor: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 170 ft. Main Span: 72 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1936 By: Bryant and Detwiler Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This is one of several attractive railroad overpasses on Telegraph Road noted for their use of R4 railing, and this one appears to have a story to tell.

Ecorse Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

Ecorse Road Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Taylor: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 422 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 49.2 ft. Main Spans: 14

Built 1936 By: Unknown

One of the most unusual steel stringer bridges in Michigan, this bridge is noted for its built-up steel bents, and for its extreme skew which resulted in a unique layout of the bents.

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McNichols Road Bridge
6 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

McNichols Road (6 Mile Road) Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 125 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1963 By: Charles J. Rogers Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.

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Curtis Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.9 Kilometers)

Curtis Avenue Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1963 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.

Hines Drive Newburgh Lake Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.2 Kilometers)

Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge (End of Newburgh Lake) in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1932 By: Unknown

A representative example of the strange Wayne County concrete cantilevered ribbed arch bridges.

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7 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

7 Mile Road Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 125 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1963 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.

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Pembroke Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

Pembroke Avenue Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1962 By: Charles J. Rogers Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.

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8 Mile Road Left Turn Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.2 Kilometers)

8 Mile Road (M-102) Left Turn Ramp Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 132 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1964 By: Charles J. Rogers Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department

This curved overpass is the most interesting and significant of the Southfield Freeway overpasses.

Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge East
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.6 Kilometers)

Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1932 By: Unknown

One of three examples of a Wayne county cantilevered arch bridge on this stretch of Hines Drive.

I-94 Schaefer Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) Over I-94 (Detroit Industrial Expressway) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 136 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1945 By: Unknown

This railroad overpass bridge was built as part of one of Michigan's earliest freeways.

Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge West
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 Kilometers)

Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1932 By: Unknown

One of three examples of a Wayne county cantilevered arch bridge on this stretch of Hines Drive.

Plymouth Road River Rouge Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.4 Kilometers)

Plymouth Road Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 63 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1934 By: Unknown

A good example of a Wayne County Road Commission designed arch bridge crossing a water body.

Plymouth Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.5 Kilometers)

Plymouth Road Over Hines Drive in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1934 By: Unknown

This is one of three surviving pre-1940 rigid-frame bridges within the River Rouge parkways.

I-94 Railroad Bridge South
Detroit Industrial Expressway Railroad Bridge South
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (15 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned CSX) Over I-94 (Detroit Industrial Expressway) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 256 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1944 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This railroad overpass bridge, one of three in this area, was built as part of one of Michigan's earliest freeways to connect the Detroit Terminal Railroad with New York Central.

I-94 Railroad Bridge Middle
Detroit Industrial Expressway Railroad Bridge Middle
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Conrail, Former Chesapeake and Ohio) Over I-94 (Detroit Industrial Expressway) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 233 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1943 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This railroad overpass bridge, one of three in this area, was built as part of one of Michigan's earliest freeways.

I-94 Railroad Bridge North
Detroit Industrial Expressway Railroad Bridge North
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over I-94 (Detroit Industrial Expressway) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 256 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1944 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

This railroad overpass bridge, one of three in this area, was built as part of one of Michigan's earliest freeways.

US-12 Michigan Avenue I-94 Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

US-12 (Michigan Avenue) Over I-94 (Edsel Ford Freeway and Detroit Industrial Expressway) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 224 ft. Main Span: 119 ft. Roadway: 90 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1948 By: Darin and Armstrong, Inc of Detroit, Michigan and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State Highway Department

This bridge and interchange was found historic by the Michigan Historic Bridge Inventory for its significance as an early and important interchange in Michigan.

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Miller-Rotunda Bridge
Miller-Rotunda Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

Miller Road and Rotunda Drive Over Railroad (Ford Railroad), Southern Avenue, and Ford Rouge Access Drive in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,460 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Roadway: 62 ft. Main Spans: 48

Built 1931 By: Unknown

This T-shaped bridge consisting of long approach ramps supported by riveted steel bents is extremely rare in Michigan.

Southern Avenue Railroad Plate Girder Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Ford) Over Southern Avenue and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Continuous Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 231 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1924 By: Unknown

This plate girder overpass presents an interesting contrast to the truss bridge it sits next to.

Southern Avenue Railroad Truss Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Southern Avenue and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Continuous 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 233 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A rare example of a continuous truss with assymetrical configuration, this massive, wide structure is the only truss railroad overpass in the lower peninsula.

Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge North
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.7 Kilometers)

Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge in Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 53 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1932 By: Unknown

One of the few remaining historic concrete bridges in Wayne County that retains even some of its original balustrade railings.

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Lilley Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (16 Kilometers)

Lilley Road Over Lower River Rouge in Canton Township: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 84 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio and Michigan State Highway Department

A relatively small one-span example of a 1920s Michigan pony truss, this bridge was moved here from Telegraph Road in 1933.

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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