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Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge East
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 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.

Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge West
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.6 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.

Plymouth Road River Rouge Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.6 Miles (0.9 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: 0.6 Miles (1 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.

Hines Drive Newburgh Lake Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.9 Miles (1.5 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.

Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge North
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.4 Miles (2.3 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.

Ann Arbor Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.9 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.

Hines Drive Ann Arbor Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.9 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.

6 Mile Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over 6 Mile Road in Northville: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 72 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This railroad overpass has some attractive aesthetic details.

6 Mile Road Middle River Rouge Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.7 Kilometers)

6 Mile Road Over Middle River Rouge in Northville: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 40 ft.

Built 1933 By: Unknown

An old example of a rigid-frame, this bridge was built at the same time as a nearby Hines Drive overpass.

6 Mile Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

6 Mile Road Over Hines Drive in Northville: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 67 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 40 ft.

Built 1933 By: Unknown

This is one of the older and more significant rigid-frame bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.

Wayne Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.2 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.

Farmington Road Bridge
Hawthorne Drive Bridge / Nankin Mills Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.1 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.

Sheldon Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 Kilometers)

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

Concrete Continuous Slab, Fixed

Length: 63 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1946 By: Unknown

The innovative Wayne County road commission developed and built bridges of this type to deal with wartime steel shortages.

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Lilley Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9.1 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.

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Merriman Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.2 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.

Elizabeth Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.3 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.

Middlebelt Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.9 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.

Merriman Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 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.

Middlebelt Road Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 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.

Inkster Road Hines Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.6 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.

Beech-Daly Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.2 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.

French Landing Bridge
Edison Lake Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.7 Kilometers)

Edison Lake Road Over Huron River in French Landing (Near Belleville): Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 400 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1918 By: Unknown

This is an very rare example of a Michigan deck truss, and it features unusual concrete approaches.

Inkster Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 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.

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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