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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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Total Bridges Found: 10

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Beckman Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. County Line Road Over West Branch Sturgeon River Rural: Baraga County, Michigan and Houghton County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 136 ft
Main Span Length: 96 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Continental Bridge Company of Chicago and Peotone, Illinois This long abandoned bridge is a rare surviving example of a bridge built by the Continental Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
Canyon Falls Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-41 Over Sturgeon River Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 232 ft
Main Span Length: 128 ft
Roadway Width: 42 ft
Main Spans: 1
1947 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This graceful arch bridge is one of two distinctive steel deck arch bridges in the Upper Penninsula. Click to visit page.
Falls River Soo Line Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Soo Line, Former Duluth South Shore and Atlantic) Over Falls River L'Anse: Baraga County, Michigan Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 1916 By: Unknown This attractive bridge with unusual abutments has a rare continuous design and is a small example of its type.Click to visit page.
Falls River Soo Line Spur Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Soo Line Spur) Over Falls River L'Anse: Baraga County, Michigan Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This is a traditionally composed plate girder with the faded name of its builder painted on it.Click to visit page.
! Old M-28 Hickey Creek Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old M-28 Over Hickey Creek Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 36 ft
Main Span Length: 34 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1924 By: G. E. Warden Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Michigan State Highway Department This example of a straight chord through girder has excellent historic integrity.Click to visit page.
Old M-28 Rock River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old M-28 Over Rock River Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 61 ft
Main Span Length: 57.7 ft
Roadway Width: 22 ft
Main Spans: 1
1924 By: G. E. Warden Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Michigan State Highway Department This excellent, unaltered concrete camelback bridge is hidden away on former trunk line alignment, today a quiet local dirt road.Click to visit page.
Old US-41 Backwater Creek Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Private Drive (Old US-41 Alignment) Over Backwater Creek Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 81 ft
Main Span Length: 80 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1918 By: Northwestern Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge is an excellent example of an early state standard pony truss bridge.Click to visit page.
Old US-41 Collapsed Culvert
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-41 Over Lateral Creek Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Concrete Culvert, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This tiny concrete culvert collapsed and had a replacement structure put in place on top of it.Click to visit page.
Old US-41 Sturgeon River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-41 Over Sturgeon River Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Concrete 75 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department Hidden away on this old highway alignment is this outstanding example of a concrete camelback bridge.Click to visit page.
Old US-41 Tioga River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-41 Over Tioga River Rural: Baraga County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This appears to be an old, possibly pre-1920 example of a concrete girder bridge.Click to visit page.

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