Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere offers photos, information, and maps for historic bridges. While various structure types are represented, emphasis is placed on metal truss bridges. Geographic coverage extends well beyond Michigan, including Ontario, Pennsylvania and many other places. From rural concrete bridges in Michigan, to the movable truss bridges of downtown Chicago, this photo-oriented website is also a resource for information, while at the same time discussing the risk of demolition that many of these bridges face, as well as political problems that arise regarding historic bridges.
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Site interface, content, and photos created and managed by Nathan Holth. Field Team: Nathan Holth, Rick McOmber and Luke Gordon.
Bridge Spotlight:Center Road Bridge
This graceful structure
is perhaps among the most beautiful bridges in Ohio. The bridge is a
reinforced concrete through arch bridge, an uncommon bridge type often
called a rainbow arch bridge. Among rainbow arch bridges, this structure
is a very long example, a trait that makes it both historically
significant and impressive to look at. The bridge is large enough that
it includes overhead bracing, which adds to the visual experience as one
crosses the bridge. The bridge is also located in a scenic location. A
walk down the river bank offers beautiful views of the bridge. The
Center Road Bridge is a great example of how engineers were able to
design a bridge that really showed how concrete can be used to create a
functional yet also visually stunning crossing. The Center Road Bridge
is one of two such structures in the county, both being located on the
same former state road alignment. Just because there are two nearby each
other does not mean these bridges are common however, they are both
extremely rare and large examples of their type. The Center Road Bridge
has been preserved, which is important due to the significance of the
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Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere
Features
 An Introduction to Historic Bridges
Historic Bridges Encyclopedia
Historic Bridge Park: A Visitor's Guide
Turning the Tide - A Campaign For Change: A Future For Historic Bridges Michigan Historic Bridge Inventory: Metal Truss Bridges
Links to Related Websites
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Active Bridge Preservation Projects |
Last Website Update: 5-8-08. Updates and Historic Bridge News: May 8, 2008 - Pennsylvania Trip Update Complete!This is the fifth and final segment of the bridges to be added from the Pennsylvania trip. Bridges from some counties bordering Pennsylvania are part of this update too. Note that there are some photos from this trip to be added to bridges that already have a page on this website, those will be added at a later date. Click here to view bridges added as part of this final update segment.April 19, 2008 - Content Update - Pennsylvania Part 4: Lawrence and Beaver CountiesThis website is currently adding bridges from Pennsylvania (along with a few West Virginia and Maryland bridges) that were visited during 2007. The update includes over 130 new bridges, along with several bridges already on the site to add photos for. This April 19 portion of the update adds nine bridges, all in Lawrence and Beaver County, producing a more complete coverage of these counties, which have already had a presence on this website for some time. Click here to view a list of recently added/updated pages.March 9, 2008 - Content Update - Pennsylvania Part 3: 31 BridgesThis website is currently adding bridges from Pennsylvania (along with a few West Virginia and Maryland bridges) that were visited during 2007. The update includes over 130 new bridges, along with several bridges already on the site to add photos for. This March 9 update is the third of this multi-part update. It includes bridges in Westmoreland, Cambria, and Indiana Counties. Many of the bridges from Cambria County are in Johnstown, which has a nice collection of historic bridges. Click here to view a list of recently added/updated pages.March 6, 2008 - Content Update - Pennsylvania Part 2: 32 BridgesThis website is currently adding bridges from Pennsylvania (along with a few West Virginia and Maryland bridges) that were visited during 2007. The update includes over 130 new bridges, along with several bridges already on the site to add photos for. This March 6 update is the second of this multi-part update. It includes bridges in Allegheny and Fayette Counties. Many of the bridges are in Pittsburgh. The new Pittsburgh coverage expands to include bridges that do not cross the three big rivers in the city. It will take many years to fully cover the City of Bridges, but this update is a major landmark in coverage for Pittsburgh. In addition, this website update includes additional photos for the Foxburg Bridge and the Fort Steuben Bridge. Click here to view a list of recently added/updated pages.Also, in case anyone is wondering, the Bellaire Bridge will remain the Bridge Spotlight for March. It is a very important and threatened bridge that deserves more than the duration of a 29 day month on the spotlight.
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Below is an interactive clickable map that allows you to access the bridges on this website. Clicking on a state whose name is in blue letters will take you to the county list for that state or province. A clickable text list is available to the right of the map. Below the map a link is available to a text-only list of every county covered on this website.
A text-only browsing option is available here. BridgeSeek, an advanced search tool is also available.
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