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Smiths Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Smiths Creek Road Over Smiths Creek in Rural (Near Smiths Creek): St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

One of the oldest concrete girder bridges in Michigan, this small bridge's girders have spalled severely.

Smiths Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Smiths Creek in Smiths Creek: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

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

Built By: Unknown

This is a very tiny railroad plate girder bridge.

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Smiths Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

Main Street Over Smiths Creek in Smiths Creek: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 31 ft. Main Span: 26 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

A small example of its type, in decent structural condition.

Mayer Road Driveway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.8 Miles (1.3 Kilometers)

Private Driveway Over Smiths Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Joliet, Illinois

An attractive pony truss with riveted connections adds character to a driveway.

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Richman Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.9 Miles (1.4 Kilometers)

Richman Road Over Smiths Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

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

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

A small Pratt pony truss in extremely bad condition sits closed and forgotten.

Burns Road Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.1 Miles (1.8 Kilometers)

Burns Road Over Local Drain in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

The railings on this culvert look like they came from a light-weight truss bridge.

Frith Road Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (4.1 Kilometers)

Private Drive Over Smiths Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York

A small, old, rare pony truss that has moved two times.

Griswold Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

Griswold Road Over Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 84 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

Although the deck was repaired, this once-proud structure has experienced severe spalling of its concrete girders.

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Frith Road Bridge
Fitzgerald Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.1 Miles (5 Kilometers)

Frith Road Over Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 179 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This attractive and historic through truss bridge was a local treasure that is now in storage awaiting relocation and reuse.

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Gratiot Avenue Pine River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.6 Kilometers)

Gratiot Avenue Over Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 123 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1931 By: E. C. Nolan and Son of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A remnant of the US-25 days of Gratiot, this bridge displays the width of a road that was once three lanes rather than two.

Pine River CN Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.6 Miles (5.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

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

A traditional two span deck plate girder with some alterations.

Goodells Road Moore Creek Branch Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.6 Kilometers)

Goodells Road Over Moore Creek Branch in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

One of three concrete through girders on Goodells Road.

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Wadhams Road Bridge
Mitchel Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (6.9 Kilometers)

Wadhams Road Over Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete 75 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1927 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department

In excellent structural condition, St. Clair County chose demolition of this beautiful, nationally significant structure over a one-way couplet of bridges.

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Capac Road Bridge
Sparling Road Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.5 Miles (7.2 Kilometers)

Capac Road Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This riveted truss bridge bridge was found sitting on private property.

Goodells Road Moore Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.5 Miles (7.3 Kilometers)

Goodells Road Over Moore Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 31 ft. Main Span: 27 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

A variation of the standard through girder bridge design in Michigan.

Castor Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.7 Miles (7.5 Kilometers)

Castor Road Over Neaton Drain in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Span: 18 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This is an extremely tiny example of a bridge using a fence-like standard railing that some counties in Michigan used.

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Lambs Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.8 Miles (7.7 Kilometers)

Lambs Road Over Smiths Creek (Spencer Drain) in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 24 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Unknown

An example of small-scale t-beam construction, a structure type that today is taken over by culverts.

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Goodells Road Pine River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Goodells Road Over Branch Pine River in Goodells: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

An old example of the standard through girder bridge design for Michigan.

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Rynn and Fargo Road Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 6 Miles (9.7 Kilometers)

Rynn and Fargo Roads Over Oloughlin Drain in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 22 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

These tiny bridges, adjacent to each other, are St. Clair County's last concrete arch bridges.

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Wadhams Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.3 Kilometers)

Wadhams Road Over Black River in Wadhams: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 527 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1939 By: E. C. Nolan and Son of Detroit, Michigan

This relatively large bridge is an unusual structure and has also been heavily modified.

Cove Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.3 Kilometers)

Cove Road Over Unnamed Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 26 ft. Main Span: 22 ft. Roadway: 19.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1921 By: Unknown

This is a good example of small-scale t-beam construction in Michigan.

Bryce Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.7 Miles (10.8 Kilometers)

Bryce Road Over Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1923 By: Unknown

This relatively old steel stringer bridge is skewed and features good historic integrity.

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Division Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (11 Kilometers)

Division Road Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1941 By: Unknown

This was one of the larger examples of this design of stringer bridge.

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Werner Road Bridge Ruins
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (11 Kilometers)

Werner Road Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed

Built By: Unknown

This bridge has been gone for a number of years, but parts left behind tell a tale of history.

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St. Clair Highway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.8 Kilometers)

St. Clair Highway Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 32.8 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1947 By: E. C. Nolan and Son of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

This multi-span bridge has low clearance and rusting guardrails.

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O'Neil Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 Kilometers)

O'Neil Road Over South Branch Pine River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 20 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: Unknown

A tiny wooden decked beam bridge that was known for blending in with its surroundings.

Belle River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

A good example of 1920s plate girder construction.

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Gratiot Avenue Belle River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

Gratiot Avenue Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 123 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1931 By: H. G. Christman Burke Company of Lansing, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department

A remnant of the US-25 days of Gratiot Avenue, this bridge also plays a role in a larger story involving several historic bridges.

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Rattle Run Road Bridge
Clinton Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.2 Kilometers)

Rattle Run Road (Clinton Avenue) Over Pine River in Near St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 123 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1931 By: Brenaman Corporation and Michigan State Highway Department

Bridges of this design in Michigan are slowly disappearing off of today's roadways.

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Ford Road Bridge
Old Iron Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.3 Miles (13.3 Kilometers)

Ford Road Over Mill Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 98 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This locally well known and memorable through truss collapsed during a flood in 2002.

Mill Creek Railroad Bridge
Pere Marquette Bridge P-71.0
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (14 Kilometers)

Railroad (Wadhams-Avoca Rail-Trail) Over Mill Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 640 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

This fascinating bridge has an extremely rare fishbelly deck truss design and has a third truss line added in the center.

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Fred Moore Highway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (14.1 Kilometers)

Fred Moore Highway Over Pine River in St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 180 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department

Although its superstructure was considered satisfactory by the national bridge inventory at the time, this bridge was demolished.

Old Fred Moore Highway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.1 Kilometers)

Fred Moore Highway (Old Alignment) Over Pine River in St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

An attractive and very unusual design in Michigan, this bridge now serves a bike path, with modern guardrails ruining the originals.

St. Clair Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Pine River in St. Clair: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditional railroad plate girder bridge.

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Indian Trail Bridge
Radike Mills Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

Indian Trail Road Over Belle River in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 88 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1937 By: Couse and Saunders of Detroit, Michigan

An extremely rare and beautiful example of its type in Michigan, with a rich, documented history.

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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