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Normandy Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Normandy Road in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 83 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

Benjamin Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over Benjamin Avenue in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

A skewed variation of one of twelve similar railroad over highway bridges in the county, also with different design details.

13 Mile Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.6 Miles (0.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over 13 Mile Road in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

14 Mile Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.6 Miles (1 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over 14 Mile Road in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

Webster Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.1 Miles (1.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Webster Road in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

Northwood Boulevard Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.3 Miles (2.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Northwood Boulevard in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

12 Mile Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over 12 Mile Road in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 160 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

The longest example of twelve similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

Greenleaf Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.8 Miles (2.9 Kilometers)

Greenleaf Drive Over Red Run River in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

One of several tiny concrete arch bridges that were buried when the Red Run River was covered up in this area.

Greenleaf Drive Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2 Miles (3.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over Greenleaf Drive in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of twelve similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

Catalpa Drive Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.2 Miles (3.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over Catalpa Drive in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 83 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

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Derby Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.9 Kilometers)

Derby Street Over Railroad (Canadian National) in Birmingham: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1930 By: Unknown

An unusual concrete bridge that was the result of a massive railroad realignment of the 1930s.

Farnum Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (4.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over Farnum Avenue in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 83 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

11 Mile Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

A different style among twelve similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

Big Beaver Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Big Beaver Road in Birmingham: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Main Spans: 4

Built 1930 By: Unknown

A well known Birmingham landmark, this railroad-over-road bridge is quite different from the highway-over-railroad bridges that deal with this same rail line in the area.

Manresa Jesuit Retreat House Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.8 Miles (6.2 Kilometers)

Manresa Jesuit Retreat Road Over Quarton Lake Branch Rouge River in Bloomfield Hills: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1926 By: Unknown

This attractive concrete arch bridge provides an entrance to the retreat house.

Charing Cross Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 4 Miles (6.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (CN) Over Charing Cross Road in Bloomfield Hills: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

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Trowbridge Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.8 Miles (7.7 Kilometers)

Trowbridge Road (Trowbridge Court) Over Railroad (Canadian National) in Bloomfield Hills: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 231 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of the most beautiful and unusual concrete structures in Michigan that is unfortunately hard to enjoy.

Long Lake Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.3 Miles (8.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Long Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

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

Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: A. Guthrie and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

One of a group of similar railroad over highway bridges in the county associated with a significant project.

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8 Mile Road Left Turn Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.2 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.

Woodward and 8 Mile Tri-Level Intersection
M-1 and M-102 Tri-Level Intersection
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Woodward Avenue (M-1) Over 8 Mile Road (M-102) in Detroit and Ferndale: Wayne County, Michigan and Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 255 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 83 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1956 By: Darin and Armstrong, Inc of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This intersection between two major divided highways and its associated bridges, a jungle of beautiful R4 railing, was a major engineering achievement at the time and as such were officially found to be historic by MDOT and rehabilitated.

Woodlawn Cemetery Bridge
Willow Lake Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.5 Kilometers)

Cemetery Pathway Over Willow Lake in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 45 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This small concrete arch bridge is an attractive structure that adds beauty to the cemetery.

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Pembroke Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 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.

Maple Road Pedestrian Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.2 Kilometers)

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.

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13 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.3 Kilometers)

13 Mile Road Over Rouge River in Bingham Farms: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Curved T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 69 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 41 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: Unknown

Although altered, this is an unusual and early curved t-beam.

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7 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 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.

State Fair Avenue Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over State Fair Avenue in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 85 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This railroad overpass stands out on city streets for its use of R4 railings, and this may be the result of this area formerly being home to the Michigan State Fairgrounds.

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Curtis Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 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.

Lantz Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Lantz Street (Outer Drive) in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 92 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its attractive architectural details, setting it aside the majority of railroad overpasses in Detroit, and is also noted for being a five block section of the never-completed Outer Drive.

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McNichols Road Bridge
6 Mile Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 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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Fullerton Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 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.

Fullerton Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 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.

Gillespie Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

Gillespie Avenue Over Clinton Avenue in Rural: Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 34 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Unknown and Harold Hawley Corson

This bridge is an early and rare surviving example of a rigid frame bridge in Michigan.

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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