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! Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.
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Bridge Name Facility Carried Feature Intersected Location Structure Type Construction Date Builder or Contractor Description Thumbnail
2nd Street Bridge
2nd Street Gun River Hooper (Rural): Allegan County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1926 Yost Brothers of Decatur, Indiana This bridge is both rare as a good example of a small camelback bridge, and also as a Covert Act bridge.
7 Mile Road Bridge
6 Mile Road Salt River Sanford: Midland County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1927 Unknown This concrete camelback has been beautifully preserved!
Berlin Fair Drive Bridge
Berlin Fair Drive Sand Creek Marne: Ottawa County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1923 Cook and Clark This bridge is in excellent condition and represents a 60 foot version of a significant structure type well.
Borden Road Bridge
Borden Road Prairie Creek Rural: Ionia County, Michigan Concrete 40 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1927 Unknown This small camelback bridge adds interest to an otherwise normal roadway.
Cleveland Street Bridge
Cleveland Street Crockery Creek Rural: Ottawa County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1923 Price Brothers of Lansing, Michigan A former trunkline bridge with historic and structural integrity, this is an impressive 90 foot plan example of a beautiful structure type.
Court Street Bridge
Court Street Silver Creek Rural: Arenac County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1925 Unknown The only surviving concrete curved chord through girder bridge in Arenac County, it is unusual to see this type on a dirt road!
CR-550 Bridge
CR-550 (Old Alignment, Acting As Park Road) Dead River Marquette: Marquette County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 0 Unknown The Marquette Survivor, a curved chord through girder survived a flood caused by a series of dams breaking.
David Highway Bridge
David Highway Libhart Creek Rural: Ionia County, Michigan Concrete 40 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1928 West and Barden A beautiful camelback bridge in decent shape situated in a scenic rural farmland area.
Folks Road Bridge
Folks Road South Branch Kalamazoo River Rural: Jackson County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1923 Unknown The last remaining concrete camelback bridge in Jackson County.
X Genesee Road Bridge
Genesee Road Railroad (Canadian National) Rural: Lapeer County, Michigan Concrete Various Plans Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1928 A. Phelps and Sons Nationally significant, this bridge was the only one of its kind when Lapeer County reduced it to rubble.
Grange Road Bridge
Grange Road Stoney Creek Rural: Clinton County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1923 Price Brothers of Lansing, Michigan This is a spectacular example of a concrete camelback bridge, in excellent condition.
Grant Road Bridge
Grant Road Pine Creek Rural: Gratiot County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1927 Unknown This bridge an excellent example of a 60 foot camelback bridge.
Griswold Road Bridge
Griswold Road Pine River Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1925 Unknown Although the deck was repaired, this once-proud structure has experienced severe spalling of its concrete girders.
! Hillman Bridge
M-32 Spur Bridge
M-32 Spur (State Street) Thunder Bay River Hillman: Montmorency County, Michigan Concrete 70 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1922 Unknown Although nationally significant as the last of its kind, MDOT is going to demolish it.
Indian River Bridge
M-27 (Straits Highway, Old US-27) Indian River Indian River: Cheboygan County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1924 J.B. Whitcomb Construction Company Both beautiful and rare, this easily visited bridge sits next to a railroad plate girder.
Irish Street Bridge
Irish Street Salt River Rural: Midland County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1927 E. C. Nolan and Son This impressive concrete camelback bridge provides a look back at an interesting story.
Lake Shore Drive Bridge
Lake Shore Drive Bridge South Branch Little Black River Wakefield: Gogebic County, Michigan Concrete 40 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 0 Unknown This bridge appears to be a very old example of a concrete girder bridge.
Lincoln Road Bridge
Riverdale Bridge
Lincoln Road Pine River Rural: Gratiot County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1922 Unknown This bridge is one of the worst spalling concrete bridges ever seen, yet still has no posted weight limit.
M-64 Bridge
M-64 West Branch Big Presque Isle River Rural: Gogebic County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1928 Unknown This beautiful example of a concrete camelback bridge is located in a scenic rural area.
Marengo Bridge
23 Mile Road Bridge
23 Mile Road Kalamazoo River Marengo: Calhoun County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1922 Mead Brothers This is the last known concrete camelback bridge in Calhoun County.
Mottville Bridge
US-12 (Old Alignment) St. Joseph River Mottville: St. Joseph County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1922 Smith and Nichols This three span structure is the longest concrete camelback in Michigan, and was preserved for pedestrians.
New Troy Bridge
Avery Road Bridge
Avery Road Galien River New Troy: Berrien County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1923 W. Marshall and Sons of Grand Rapids, Michigan This historic bridge was bypassed by a modern bridge and was saved from demolition by the community of New Troy who beautifully restored it and made a park around it!
Okemos Road Northbound Bridge
Okemos Road Northbound Red Cedar River Okemos: Ingham County, Michigan Concrete 90 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1924 Unknown This gorgeous structure was restored, setting a great example that few Michigan counties have had the sense to follow.
Old US-2 Bridge
Private Drive (Old US-2) Little Black River Rural: Gogebic County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 0 Unknown This is skewed example of a concrete camelback bridge in good condition.
X Portsmouth Road Bridge
Indiantown Bridge
Portsmouth Road Cheboyganing Creek Indiantown: Saginaw County, Michigan Concrete 70 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1921 L.A. Davison & Company Saginaw County chose to deprive the people of Michigan from this beautiful, priceless historic artifact.
Silverwood Road Bridge
Silverwood Road North Branch Flint River Rural: Lapeer County, Michigan Concrete 75 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1928 Unknown The last noteworthy historic bridge in Lapeer is a spectacular example of a skewed mid-size concrete camelback bridge.
St. Charles Road Bridge
St. Charles Road Pine River Rural: Gratiot County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1925 Unknown A well-preserved example of a concrete camelback bridge, this is an attractive structure.
Vernier Street Bridge
Vernier Street Swan Creek Fairhaven: St. Clair County, Michigan Concrete 50 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1922 J. E. Mason One of the oldest examples of Michigan's curved-chord through girder bridge.
X Wadhams Road Bridge
Wadhams Road Pine River Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan Concrete 70 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1927 Walter Toebe Company In excellent structural condition, St. Clair County chose demolition of this beautiful, nationally significant structure over a one-way couplet of bridges.
Yale Road Bridge
Yale Road Silver Creek (Eves Drain) Rural: St. Clair County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Stationary 1920 Richard Adler An example of a rare structure type unique to Michigan, this bridge is in good condition.


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