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Wadhams Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 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.

Pine River CN Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.7 Miles (5.9 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.

Griswold Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 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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Ford Road Bridge
Old Iron Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 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.

24th Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over 24th Street in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 29 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1925 By: Unknown

An old Grand Trunk Western Railroad overpass

Burns Road Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.2 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.

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I-94 / I-69 Black River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.2 Kilometers)

I-69 / I-94 Over Black River and Riverside Drive in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

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

Length: 766 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Roadway: 56.8 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1950 By: Fry and Cain / Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department

Predating the interstate highway system, this bridge was a rare Michigan example of a cantilevered plate girder with a suspended span.

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Krafft Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Krafft Road Over Howe Drain in Port Huron and Fort Gratiot Township: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 23 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 37.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown

This tiny stringer bridge was noted for its original railings, which only survived on one side, consisting of an unusual combination of steel lattice and concrete post.

Black River Railroad Bridge
Canadian National Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 330 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A 1929 plate girder rolling lift bascule that is still in light use.

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Smiths Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.3 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.

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Richman Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.4 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.

Smiths Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 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: 6.5 Miles (10.4 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: 6.5 Miles (10.4 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.

10th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

10th Street Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 375 ft. Main Span: 190 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1958 By: Walter Toebe Company and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois

This bascule bridge was built in the 1950s and has had its original railings replaced.

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Lakeshore Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

Lakeshore Drive Over Carrigan Drain in Near Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 28 ft. Main Span: 23 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Unknown

This bridge was widened in 1947 and is a great example of why details matter with bridges.

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Frith Road Bridge
Fitzgerald Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.6 Miles (10.6 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.

Castor Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.7 Miles (10.7 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.

Bryce Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 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.

7th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 Kilometers)

7th Street (Erie Street) Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 273 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and J. A. L. Waddell

Take a tour of the inside of the only single leaf highway bascule bridge in Michigan, which was built in the 1930s.

Frith Road Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.2 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.

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Gratiot Avenue Pine River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.4 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.

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Military Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.4 Kilometers)

Military Street (BL 69/94) Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion)

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 83 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Detroit Bridge and Steel Works of River Rouge, Michigan and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This page includes a tour of the replacement bascule bridge to compare to the historic 7th Street Bridge also in Port Huron.

Blue Water Bridge
Original/Westbound Span
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

I-69 and I-94 / KH-402 Over St. Clair River in Port Huron and Sarnia (Point Edward): St. Clair County, Michigan and Lambton County, Ontario, Canada and United States

Metal Cantilever (Arched) Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 6,178 ft. Main Span: 871 ft. Roadway: 32 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1938 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Modjeski and Masters (Ralph Modjeski)

Designed by Modjeski and Masters, this monumental bridge features an extremely rare shape of cantilever and continues to carry unimaginable traffic.

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Rynn and Fargo Road Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.5 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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Military Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

Military Street (BL-94) Over Railroad (Abandoned CSX) in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: Unknown

A rare highway plate girder, with modified sidewalk railings.

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Port Huron Railroad Bridge
Pere Marquette Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned CSX) (Former Pere Marquette) Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Abt) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 234 ft. Main Span: 173 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1931 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

Unused for many years, this extremely rare example of an Abt bascule bridge is a significant Port Huron landmark.

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Wadhams Road Bridge
Mitchel Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12 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: 7.8 Miles (12.6 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.

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Goodells Road Pine River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 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.

Goodells Road Moore Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 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.

Burtch Road Driveway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 Kilometers)

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

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 16 ft. Main Span: 16 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Located on a private access, this bridge has been spared road salt and modern guardrails, making it an outstanding example of its type.

Norman Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13 Kilometers)

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

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1935 By: Unknown

This bridge has a distinctive pier detail and built-up riveted stringers.

Goodells Road Moore Creek Branch Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13.1 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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Christina Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (13.9 Kilometers)

Christina Street Over KH-402 in Sarnia: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 211 ft. Main Span: 53 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1951 By: Unknown

Ontario elected to demolish this stunning historic gateway, one of the last of its kind on Ontario roads.

Mill Creek Railroad Bridge
Pere Marquette Bridge P-71.0
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.4 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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Kilburn Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.7 Kilometers)

Kilburn Road Over Plum Creek in Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 27 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Unknown

A small beam bridge in a picturesque setting.

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Lambs Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.3 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.

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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