An exploration of truss bridges remaining in Michigan in 2006. NO LONGER UPDATED!
This table is an interactive living document that is designed to reflect the remaining truss bridges in Michigan. If you are interested in viewing the original and complete 1995 Michigan Historic Bridge Inventory, please click here. This page also offers an old 1978 inventory of noteworthy old bridges in Michigan.
In 1995, Michigan conducted a survey of potentially historic bridges, which included a vast number of bridges built before 1956, of all structure types. The bridges were surveyed, and the final list was then narrowed down to include bridges that had been determined to have a certain amount of significance. This does not mean that all bridges in the inventory are listed as historic, or are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it simply means that they have enough significance to perhaps warrant further investigation. I personally consider all of these bridges historic however! The copy of the inventory I have lists the bridges that were included in the final list, as well as bridges which were excluded from the list due to lack of significance or poor historic integrity. In the 1995 inventory, a desire to learn more about the remaining truss bridges in the state was shown. As a result, all truss bridges that retained integrity and were not surveyed in Michigan's initial historic bridge survey, were included in the list. This means that this list should be a complete lists of all truss bridges in Michigan, with a couple exceptions. First, those without "integrity" might not be here... this does not seem to occur often. Second, truss bridges for which even the local county road commission does not have info for may not be here, like Richman Road Bridge. I have included all truss bridges from MDOT's website, which seem to include the truss bridges from that initial historic bridge survey, to try to make it as complete of a list as possible. I have cross-checked this list with a few road commissions, and have found this to be a nearly complete list of all truss bridges in Michigan. Note that 1900 was described as the default date, meaning that if the date was uncertain (usually with the older bridges) they just put 1900 down.
With all that said, the purpose of including this list on my site is to allow people to explore bridges that I have not yet visited. Be warned that this is an aging inventory, and is a decade old. A new inventory is being made this summer by MDOT, and I hope to get a copy of it also. I am sure the population drop for truss bridges will be staggering, and will be an interesting comparison to this page. Many of the truss bridges listed here may be demolished. I have put the "X" icon next to bridges that have been reported as demolished. I have put an arrow icon next to bridges that I know have moved. Links to visitor submitted photos, MDOT's Bridge Page, or my page for the bridge will be provided if they exist in the Comments / Photos / Links section.
Table of Michigan Metal Truss Bridges
|
County |
Route or Road |
Feature Intersected |
Truss Type |
Date |
Gone/ Moved |
Comments / Photos / Links |
|
Alger |
Alec Johnson |
Whitefish River |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Alger |
Armour Saari Road |
Whitefish River |
Pony |
1906 |
|
|
|
Alger |
Diffin Road |
Werners Creek |
Pony |
1906 |
|
|
|
Alger |
Onota-AU Trail |
Rock River |
Pony |
1921 |
|
|
|
Allegan |
2nd Street |
Kalamazoo River |
Through |
1886 |
|
|
|
Allegan |
57th Street |
Kalamazoo River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Allegan |
102nd Avenue |
Middle Br. Black River |
Pony |
1916 |
|
As reported by the Allegan County Road Commission. |
|
Allegan |
132nd Avenue |
Rabbit River |
Pony |
1915 |
|
One of these was gone with no replacement the other was replaced with a slab of concrete. |
|
Allegan |
132nd Avenue |
Rabbit River |
Pony |
1910 |
|
One of these was gone with no replacement the other was replaced with a slab of concrete. |
|
Allegan |
133rd Avenue |
Rabbit River |
Pony |
1897 |
|
Moved to Calhoun County Bridge Park MDOT's Page |
|
Allegan |
139th Avenue |
Black Creek Drain |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Allegan |
14th Street |
Rabbit River |
Pony |
1918 |
|
Replaced by repulsive slab of concrete. The only thing worth visiting in this area is the McDonalds a few miles east of here! |
|
Alpena |
Wikaryasz Road |
N. Br. Thunder Bay River |
Pony |
1921 |
|
According to the road commission, replaced with pre-stressed concrete box beam bridge in 2003. Welcome to the Truss-less County List, Alpena County! |
|
Arenac |
Hickory Is. |
Rifle River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Baraga |
Abandoned US-41 |
Backwater Creek |
Pony |
1918 |
|
|
|
Barry |
McKeown Rd |
Thornapple River |
Through |
1900 |
|
McKeowen Road Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Benzie |
Haze Road |
Betsie River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Reported open to traffic at 4 tons by Benzie County Road Commission. |
|
Berrien |
Glassman Road |
Galien River |
Pony |
1908 |
|
|
|
Berrien |
Flynn Road |
Galien River |
Pony |
1928 |
|
|
|
Branch |
Brink Road |
Prarie River |
Pony |
1905 |
|
|
|
Branch |
Cady Road |
Hog Creek |
Pony |
1903 |
|
Replaced with slab. |
|
Branch |
Ely Road |
Soap Creek |
Pony |
1917 |
|
Replaced with slab. |
|
Branch |
Gower Road |
N Coldwater River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Branch |
Old US-12 |
Coldwater River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Branch |
Prairie River |
Swan Creek |
Pony |
1905 |
|
Replaced with slab. |
|
Branch |
Stancer Road |
N Coldwater River |
Through |
1905 |
|
Stancer Road Bridge; Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Branch |
Taggart Road |
Swan Creek |
Pony |
1920 |
|
Replaced by mundane slab. |
|
Calhoun |
1/2 Mile Road |
Nottawassepee River |
Through |
1914 |
|
|
|
Calhoun |
14 Mile Road |
St. Joseph River |
Pony |
1906 |
|
The rarest bridge in the county based on my observations. Unfortunate this was not moved to the bridge park. HABS HAER's Page |
|
Calhoun |
21 Mile Road |
Rice Creek |
Pony |
1885 |
|
21 Mile Road Bridge; Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Calhoun |
22.5 Mile Road |
St. Joseph River |
Through |
1906 |
|
22 1/2 Mile Road Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Charlevoix |
Holy Island Road |
Lake Charlevoix |
Pony |
1903 |
|
|
|
Charlevoix |
Iron Bridge Road |
Sturgeon River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Iron Bridge Road Bridge; This has been restored, according to this photo from the road commission! |
|
Cheboygan |
Pigeon River Road |
Pigeon River |
Pony |
1935 |
|
|
|
Chippewa |
10 Mile Road |
Charlotte River |
Pony |
1914 |
|
|
|
Chippewa |
Fort Street |
Power Canal |
Through |
1902 |
|
|
|
Chippewa |
N Mitchell Road |
Charlotte River |
Pony |
1935 |
|
|
|
Chippewa |
Pierce Road |
S. Br. Charlotte River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Clare |
Bailey Lake Road |
Cedar River |
Pony |
1934 |
|
|
|
Clare |
Grant Avenue |
S. Br. Tobacco River |
Pony |
1915 |
|
|
|
Clare |
Haskel Lake Road |
W. Br. Clam River |
Unspecified |
1929 |
|
|
|
Clare |
Jonesville Drive |
Muskegon River |
Through |
1929 |
|
Reportedly standing and closed to traffic. |
|
Clinton |
Bauer Road |
Cox Drain |
Pony |
1906 |
|
|
|
Clinton |
Bauer Road |
Looking Glass River |
Through |
1880 |
|
|
|
Clinton |
Dewitt Road |
Stony Creek |
Pony |
1880 |
|
|
|
Clinton |
Harmon Road |
Maple River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
Gone... no replacement structure. |
|
Clinton |
Jones Road |
Grand River |
Through |
1912 |
|
Moved to Calhoun County Bridge Park (Not Erected Yet) MDOT's Page |
|
Clinton |
Lowell Road |
Looking Glass River |
Through |
1896 |
|
Lowell Road Bridge Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Clinton |
Maple Rapids Road |
Maple River |
Through |
1888 |
|
|
|
Clinton |
Mead Road |
Maple River |
Through |
1907 |
|
|
|
Clinton |
Monroe Road |
Looking Glass River |
Through |
1894 |
|
Supposedly on its way to Calhoun County Bridge Park. MDOT's Page |
|
Clinton |
Upton Road |
Maple River |
Through |
1901 |
|
|
|
Eaton |
Powers Highway |
Battle Creek |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Eaton |
Residential Drive |
Townline Brook |
Pony |
1875 |
|
A rare bowstring ; MDOT's Page |
|
Gladwin |
Grout Road |
S. Br. Tobacco River |
Pony |
1917 |
|
|
|
Gladwin |
Wirtz Road |
Sugar River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Gogebic |
Copps Mine Road |
Presque Isle River |
Pony |
1906 |
|
|
|
Gogebic |
Johnson Road |
Black River |
Pony |
1916 |
|
|
|
Gogebic |
Old M12 Highway |
Cisco Branch Ontonagon River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Gratiot |
Van Buren Road |
Pine River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
As reported by Gratiot County Road Commission. |
|
Gratiot |
Wheeler Road |
Beaver Creek Drain |
Pony |
1908 |
|
As reported by Gratiot County Road Commission. |
|
Gratiot |
Woodbridge Road |
Bad River |
Pony |
1910 |
|
As reported by Gratiot County Road Commission. |
|
Hillsdale |
Sterling Road |
St. Joseph River |
Through |
1893 |
|
Sterling Road Bridge Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Houghton |
County Road |
Traprock River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Huron |
Anton Street |
Sebewaing River |
Pony |
1902 |
|
|
|
Huron |
Bach Road |
State Drain |
Pony |
1925 |
|
Do not confuse this demolished bridge with the Bach Driveway Bridges |
|
Huron |
Haist Road |
Shebeon Drain |
Pony |
1915 |
|
|
|
Huron |
Oeschger Road |
Shebeon Drain |
Pony |
1915 |
|
|
|
Huron |
Riskey Road |
Shebeon Drain |
Pony |
1912 |
|
|
|
Huron |
Swayze Road |
E. Br Willow River |
Pony |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ionia |
Bridge Street |
Grand River |
Through |
1890 |
|
|
|
Ionia |
Charlotte Highway |
Grand River |
Through |
1886 |
|
|
|
Ionia |
Cowman Road |
Stougton Creek |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Replaced by a grotesque slab. |
|
Ionia |
Goodwin Road |
Grand River |
Through |
1909 |
|
Goodwin Road Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Ionia |
Ingalls Road |
Flat River |
Through |
1884 |
|
MDOT lists this bridge as moving to private property in Alpena County. MDOT's Page |
|
Ionia |
Kent Street |
Grand River |
Through |
1907 |
|
Kent Street Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Ionia |
Shuman Road |
Sebewa Creek |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Ionia |
Spaulding Road |
Stoney Creek |
Through |
1906 |
|
Gone... no replacement structure. |
|
Ionia |
Turner Road |
Grand River |
Through |
1910 |
|
Turner Road Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Iosco |
M-65 (Old Alignment) |
Ausable River |
Pony |
1930 |
|
|
|
Iron |
Paint Pond Road |
Brule River |
Unspecified |
1906 |
|
Listed as a continuous structure rather than simple. |
|
Iron |
Pentoga River |
Brule River |
Pony |
1924 |
|
|
|
Kalamazoo |
Van Buren Street |
Canal off Augusta Creek |
Pony |
1907 |
|
Van Buren Street Bridge; Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Kalkaska |
Glade Valley |
Rapid River |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Kent |
Sixth Street |
Grand River |
Through |
1886 |
|
Sixth Street Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Kent |
Coldwater Avenue |
Coldwater River |
Pony |
1892 |
|
Kent County Road Commission reports this bridge was replaced in 1998. |
| Kent | Burroughs Street |
Flat River |
Pony | 1924 |
|
Burroughs Street Bridge |
|
Lapeer |
Wheeling Road |
N. Br. Mill Creek Drain |
Pony |
1889 |
|
|
|
Lenawee |
Arnold Highway |
Nile Drain |
Pony |
1908 |
|
Replaced by a gut-wrenching piece of cement. |
|
Lenawee |
Bramble Highway |
Evans Creek |
Pony |
1907 |
|
I drove a few feet down this road, and saw what ugliness lie ahead and turned around... fast. |
|
Lenawee |
Bruce Highway |
Black Creek |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Lenawee |
Buchholtz Highway |
Schenk Ben Kelly Drain |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Lenawee |
Cole Road |
Fitts Creek |
Pony |
1897 |
|
Cole Road Bridge; Rick McOmber visited April 25, 2005, and took this photo. |
|
Lenawee |
Raymond Road |
Fitts Creek |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Raymond Road Bridge; Rick McOmber visited April 25, 2005, and took this photo. |
|
Lenawee |
White Pine Highway |
Bean Creek |
Pony |
1891 |
|
|
|
Livingston |
Sargent Road |
Red Cedar River Imp |
Unspecified |
1905 |
|
|
|
Luce |
County Road |
Little Two Hearted River |
Pony |
1913 |
|
Reported as demolished by Luce County Road Commission |
|
Macomb |
27 Mile Road |
N. Br. Clinton River |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Macomb |
28 Mile Road |
N. Br. Clinton River |
Pony |
1928 |
|
|
|
Macomb |
30 Mile Road |
N. Br. Clinton River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
|
|
Macomb |
Card Road |
N. Br. Clinton River |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Mackinac |
Rutledge Road |
Munuscong River |
Pony |
1914 |
|
|
|
Manistee |
M-55 |
Pine River |
Deck |
1934 |
|
|
|
Marquette |
CR-510 |
Dead River |
Through |
1921 |
|
|
|
Marquette |
HD (Forestville) Road |
Dead River |
Deck |
1935 |
|
|
|
Marquette |
OG Road |
Nelson Creek |
Unspecified |
1909 |
|
|
|
Mason |
Darr Road |
N. Br. Lincoln River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Nearly all the bridges in Mason County had a 1900 construction date...1900 is the default date... a date given when the date is uncertain. Guess they lost all their records, or never kept them. |
|
Mason |
Darr Road |
S. Br. Lincoln River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Reported still extant by the road commission. |
|
Mason |
LaSalle Road |
Big Sable River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Reported still extant by the road commission. |
|
Mason |
Reek Road |
N. Br. Pere Marquette River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
Mason County Road Commission says that a new truss bridge was built in its place, and is the first such example in Michigan. While new truss bridges are a great slab alternative, they do not excuse demolition of historic bridges. |
|
Mecosta |
120th Ave |
Little Muskegon River |
Pony |
1897 |
|
Reported by the Mecosta County Road Commission as open to traffic. |
|
Menominee |
A-1 Road |
Big Cedar River |
Pony |
1926 |
|
|
|
Menominee |
F-4 Road |
Big Cedar River |
Pony |
1924 |
|
|
|
Midland |
4 3/4 Mile Road |
Pine River |
Through |
1903 |
|
|
|
Midland |
9 Mile Road |
Pine River |
Through |
1928 |
|
This is an unusually late date for a through truss in Michigan. Too bad I will never get a chance to see what it looked like. |
|
Midland |
Almando Road |
Little Salt Creek |
Pony |
1905 |
|
Not sure which one is which or where the second one might be. I doubt it remains either, so I through an X on it. |
|
Midland |
Almando Road |
Little Salt Creek |
Pony |
1906 |
|
|
|
Midland |
Ball Road |
Little Salt Creek |
Bedstead |
1901 |
|
|
|
Midland |
Currie Parkway |
Tittabawassee River |
Through |
1900 |
|
Currie Parkway Bridge; Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Midland |
Geneva Road |
Chippewa River |
Pony |
1930 |
|
A waste of precious $2.30+ gas coming out here! |
|
Midland |
LaPorte Road |
Little Salt Creek |
Bedstead |
1904 |
|
Collapsed long ago. |
|
Midland |
Lewis Road |
Little Salt Creek |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Midland |
Magrudder Road |
Bush Creek |
Pony |
1911 |
|
|
|
Midland |
N. Saginaw Road |
Salt River |
Pony |
1932 |
|
|
|
Midland |
Smiths Crossing Road |
Tittabawassee River |
Through |
1907 |
|
Smiths Crossing Bridge. Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
|
Midland |
Wheeler Road |
Carroll Creek |
Unspecified |
1930 |
|
Abandoned and collapsed long ago. |
|
Missaukee |
Dolph Road |
Muskegon River |
Pony |
1908 |
|
Road commission reports this bridge is open to traffic on a seasonal road, and is closed in the winter. |
|
Missaukee |
Kelly Road |
Muskegon River |
Pony |
1920 |
|
Road commission reports this bridge is open to traffic with a new timber deck! |
|
Monroe |
Half Road |
North Macon Creek |
Pony |
1910 |
|
|
|
Monroe |
Hiser Road |
North Macon Drain |
Pony |
1900 |
|
I failed to find this bridge, but I am not 100% sure I was at the right spot. |
|
Monroe |
Kimpton Road |
South Branch Macon |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Monroe |
Monk Road |
Middle Branch Macon |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Monroe |
Oelke Road |
North Macon Creek |
Pony |
1899 |
|
|
|
Monroe |
Sherman Road | North Macon Creek | Pony | Unknown | Not in the inventory; I discovered this one. Sherman Road Bridge | |
|
Monroe |
Wadsworth Road |
Ottawa Lake Outlet |
Pony |
1910 |
|
As reported by the Monroe County Road Commission |
|
Montmorency |
Ulshaffer Road |
Thunder Bay River |
Pony |
1930 |
|
|
|
Muskegon |
Rollenhagen Road |
Crockery Creek |
Unspecified |
1910 |
|
|
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Newaygo |
Warner Avenue |
White River |
Unspecified |
1920 |
|
|
|
Oceana |
88th Avenue |
N. Br Pentwater River |
Bedstead |
1912 |
|
Oceana County Road Commission reports this is open to traffic! |
|
Oceana |
96th Avenue |
Cedar Creek |
Bedstead |
1910 |
|
As reported by Oceana County Road Commission |
|
Oceana |
96th Avenue |
S. Br Pentwater River |
Bedstead |
1910 |
|
As reported by Oceana County Road Commission |
|
Oceana |
96th Avenue |
N. Br Pentwater River |
Bedstead |
1910 |
|
As reported by Oceana County Road Commission |
|
Osceloa |
220th Avenue |
Hersey River |
Unspecified |
1900 |
|
Bridge type was not listed in the inventory; may not even be a truss. |
|
Osceola |
3 Mile Road |
Hersey River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Osceola |
60th Avenue |
Middle Branch River |
Pony |
1900 |
|
|
|
Presque Isle |
US-23 |
Ocqueoc River |
Deck |
1937 |
|
|
|
Saginaw |
Beyer Road |
Cass River |
Through |
1904 |
|
|
|
Saginaw |
Brennan Road |
Beaver Creek |
Pony |
1906 |
|
As reported by Saginaw County Road Commission. |
|
Saginaw |
Brennan Road |
South Branch Bad River |
Pony |
1898 |
|
As reported by Saginaw County Road Commission. |
|
Saginaw |
Dehmel Road |
Cass River |
Through |
1907 |
|
Moved to Zehnder Farm Dehmel Road Bridge |
|
Saginaw |
Ditch Road |
Shiawassee River |
Through |
1889 |
|
Moved to Chesaning, MI Parshallburg Bridge |
|
Saginaw |
East Burt Road |
Flint River |
Through |
1885 |
|
|
|
Saginaw |
Gary Road |
Misteguay Creek |
Through |
1913 |
|
As reported by Saginaw County Road Commission. |
|
Saginaw |
Meridian Road |
North Branch Bad River |
Pony |
1904 |
|
As reported by Saginaw County Road Commission. |
|
Saginaw |
Raucholz Road |
Beaver Creek |
Unspecified |
1906 |
|
As reported by Saginaw County Road Commission. |
|
Saginaw |
State Street |
Cass River |
Through |
1906 |
|
|
|
Saginaw |
Swan Creek Road |
Beaver Creek |
Pony |
1885 |
|
Private Property!; Swan Creek Bridge #1 |
|
Saginaw |
Swan Creek Road |
Beaver Creek |
Pony |
1887 |
|
Private Property!; Swan Creek Bridge #2 |
|
Saginaw |
Main Street |
Dead Creek |
Pony |
Unknown |
|
Saginaw County Road Commission reported a bridge at this location was moved onto Zehnder Farm. Not sure where. |
|
Saginaw |
Verne Road |
Miller Drain |
Pony |
1923 |
|
As reported by Saginaw County Road Commission. |
|
Saginaw |
Verne Road |
Misteguay Creek |
Pony |
1911 |
|
|
|
Saginaw |
Warnick Road |
Dead Creek |
Pony |
1907 |
|
|
|
Sanilac |
Cash Road |
Elk Creek |
Pony |
1910 |
|
Moved to private property. Cash Road Bridge |
|
Sanilac |
Church Road |
Black River |
Through |
1900 |
|
|
|
Sanilac |
Hoadly Road |
S. Br. Cass River |
Through |
1907 |
|
Long lost... never replaced with new slab. |
|
Sanilac |
Nicol Road |
Black River |
Pony |
1905 |
|
|
|
Shiawassee |
Copas Road |
Rushbed Creek |
Unspecified |
1927 |
|
Replaced by a revolting hunk of cement. |
|
Shiawassee |
Martin Road |
Shiawassee River |
Through |
1885 |
|
|
|
Shiawassee |
Oakwood Avenue |
Shiawassee River |
Through |
1876 |
|
1876 was the patent date for this bridge, but might not be the construction date. Oakwood Avenue Bridge |
|
Shiawassee |
Parmenter Road |
Shiawassee River |
Through |
1892 |
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Steve Schmidt provided this small photo. Demolished and replaced with an incomprehensibly grotesque slab. |
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St. Clair |
Arendt Road |
S. Br. Mill Creek |
Pony |
1927 |
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Replaced by a nondescript slab. |
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St. Clair |
Capac Road |
Belle River |
Pony |
Unknown |
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St. Clair |
Frith Road |
Pine River |
Through |
1914 |
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St. Clair |
Frith Road Pony Truss |
Smiths Creek |
Pony |
Unknown |
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Not original location; is on private property. Frith Road Pony Truss |
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St. Clair |
Ford Road |
Mill Creek |
Through |
1900 |
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St. Clair |
Indian Trail Road |
Belle River |
Pony |
1937 |
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St. Clair |
Speaker Road |
Pine River |
Pony |
1908 |
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St. Clair |
Richman Road |
Smiths Creek |
Pony |
Unknown |
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St. Clair |
Terry Road |
Belle River |
Pony |
1910 |
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Replaced by an abhorrent slab of concrete. |
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St. Joseph |
Balk Road Road |
Fawn River |
Pony |
1910 |
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St. Joseph |
Big Hill Road Road |
Fawn River |
Pony |
1905 |
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St. Joseph |
Hagelgans Road |
Washburn Creek |
Pony |
1909 |
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Replaced by a slab of wood, as St. Joseph County frequently does. |
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St. Joseph |
Halsey Square Road |
Fawn River |
Pony |
1915 |
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As reported by St. Joseph County Road Commission. |
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St. Joseph |
Haybridge |
Fawn River |
Pony |
1912 |
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St. Joseph |
M-86 |
Prairie River |
Unspecified |
1920 |
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St. Joseph |
Neaman Road |
Prairie River |
Pony |
1914 |
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As reported by St. Joseph County Road Commission. |
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St. Joseph |
Needham Road |
Big Swan Creek |
Pony |
1934 |
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As reported by St. Joseph County Road Commission. |
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St. Joseph |
Railroad Street |
St. Joseph River |
Through |
Unknown |
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St. Joseph |
Stubey Road |
Fawn River |
Pony |
1910 |
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As reported by St. Joseph County Road Commission. |
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St. Joseph |
Truckenmille Road |
Prairie River |
Pony |
1923 |
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Replaced by slab. |
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St. Joseph |
Watt Road |
Fawn River |
Pony |
1915 |
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As reported by St. Joseph County Road Commission. |
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Tuscola |
Kindler Road |
Wiscoggin and Branches |
Pony |
1910 |
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Not reported as extant by Tuscola County Road Commission. |
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Tuscola |
Mc Arthur Road |
N. Br. White Creek |
Pony |
1910 |
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Not reported as extant by Tuscola County Road Commission. |
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Tuscola |
Reed Road |
N. Br. Cass River |
Pony |
1930 |
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Washtenaw |
Bell Road |
Huron River |
Through |
1891 |
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Washtenaw |
East Delhi Road |
Huron River |
Through |
Unknown |
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Washtenaw |
Maple Road |
Huron River |
Through |
1876 |
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1876 was the patent date for this bridge, but might not be the construction date. Maple Road Bridge |
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Washtenaw |
Furnace Street |
River Raisin |
Pony |
1900 |
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Washtenaw |
Tuttle Hill Road |
Paint Creek |
Pony |
1911 |
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Road commission reports that this was replaced in 1994. |
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Washtenaw |
Wallace Road |
River Raisin |
Pony |
Unknown |
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Wallace Road Bridge ; Not in the inventory, I discovered this one. |
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Washtenaw |
Wilbur Road |
River Raisin |
Pony |
1953 |
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Wayne |
Belleville Road |
Huron River |
Pony |
1924 |
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Belleville Road Bridge; Rick McOmber visited, and took this photo. |
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Wayne |
Bridge Street |
Trenton Channel |
Through |
1913 |
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Wayne |
D. E. Co. Conv |
W. Jefferson Avenue |
Unspecified |
1900 |
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I think the abbreviation may be for Detroit Edison Conveyor. Just a guess though. |
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Wayne |
Dix Avenue |
Rouge River |
Deck |
Unknown |
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Wayne |
Elm Circle Drive |
Lower Rouge River |
Pony |
1900 |
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Wayne |
Fort Street |
Rouge River |
Deck |
1926 |
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Wayne |
Grosse Ile Parkway |
Trenton Channel |
Through |
1932 |
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Wayne |
Jefferson Avenue |
Rouge River |
Pony |
1922 |
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Wayne |
Lilley Road |
Lower Rouge River |
Pony |
1933 |
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Wayne |
Waltz Road |
Huron River |
Pony |
1924 |
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Wexford |
No. 19 Road |
Manistee River |
Pony |
1906 |
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A few bridges on MDOT's Historic Bridge Website have neither a photo or a description. Some of them looked like they might be truss bridges based on date and location, etc. But without a photo, I have no idea what sort of a bridge they may be. Some of the bridges here might be truss bridges. If you are in the area, I encourage you to visit these bridges and report your findings.
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-26433--,00.html
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-29675--,00.html
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-29245--,00.html
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-29378--,00.html
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-29325--,00.html
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-29242--,00.html (This won't be a truss, but I am still curious)
Unidentified MDOT Website Bridges Explained
www.michigan.gov\mdot\0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-26415--,00.html: Whatever this was, its gone now.
