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| Special Bridge Conditions Legend |
| ! | 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. |
| L | Most or all of the original bridge material has been demolished and replaced, including historically significant elements, but some original parts of the bridge remain. |
| Note: This website cannot guarantee the current condition of any bridge on this website. Bridges lacking these icons should not necessarily be considered condition-free. |
| Bridge Name | HSR Rating | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Structure Dimensions | Construction Date / Builder or Contractor | Description | Thumbnail |
2nd Street Railroad Overpass
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| Railroad (Amtrak, Norfolk Southern) Over 2nd Street | Niles: Berrien County, Michigan | Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed | Main Spans: 1 | 1891 By: Unknown | A nice stone arch bridge is located near the large railroad deck truss in Niles. |
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Blossomland Bridge
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| M-63 (Main Street) Over St. Joseph River | St. Joseph: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed |
Total Length: 713 ft Main Span Length: 164 ft Roadway Width: 44 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1948 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois | A rare example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge. |
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Boyer Road Bridge
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| Boyer Road Over I-94 | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 337 ft Main Span Length: 105 ft Roadway Width: 22 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: Pierson Contracting Company and Owen-Ames-Kimball Company and Michigan State Highway Department | This representative example bridge is noted for its 47 degree skew. |
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Britain Avenue Bridge
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| Britain Avenue Over I-94 | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 250 ft Main Span Length: 77.8 ft Roadway Width: 23 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: L. W. Edison and Company and Carl Goodwin and Sons of Allegan, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department | This bridge was a rare example of a curved t-beam with no added modern guardrails. |
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Carmody Road Bridge
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| Carmody Road Over I-94 | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 361 ft Main Span Length: 103 ft Roadway Width: 26 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department | A rare example of a curved t-beam with a heavy skew. |
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Cleveland Avenue Bridge
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| Cleveland Avenue Over I-94 | Lincoln Township: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Pin and Hanger Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed |
Total Length: 380 ft Main Span Length: 110 ft Roadway Width: 26 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: L. A. Davidson of Saginaw, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department | A rare surviving example of a stringer bridge with both built-up beams and original railings. |
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CSX and Amtrak Railroad Overpass
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| Railroad (CSX) Over Railroad (Amtrak) | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed | Main Spans: 1 | By: Unknown | An unusual railroad over railroad grade separation. |
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Flynn Road Bridge
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| Flynn Road Over Galien River | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed |
Total Length: 51 ft Main Span Length: 49 ft Roadway Width: 22.6 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1928 By: Unknown | The trusses from this demolished bridge were set up for decoration on a private driveway, and discusses the fate of another metal truss in the county. |
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Glendora Road Bridge East
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| Glendora Road Over East Branch Galien River | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed |
Total Length: 26 ft Main Span Length: 23 ft Roadway Width: 24 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1941 By: Unknown | One of two nearly identical small utilitarian structures on this section of road. |
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Glendora Road Bridge West
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| Glendora Road Over East Branch Galien River | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed |
Total Length: 27 ft Main Span Length: 26 ft Roadway Width: 24 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1941 By: Unknown | One of two nearly identical small utilitarian structures on this section of road. |
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Glenlord Road Bridge
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| Glenlord Road Over I-94 | Lincoln Township: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 342 ft Main Span Length: 96.8 ft Roadway Width: 26 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department | This curved t-beam features unaltered railings and a perfectly flat deck that has no arch to it. |
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Highland Avenue Bridge
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| Highland Avenue Over I-94 | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 290 ft Main Span Length: 89 ft Roadway Width: 22 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department | This bridge is a rare example of a curved t-beam with no added modern guardrails, and it has unusual post-tensioning on it. |
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Klock Road Bridge
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| Klock Road Over Paw Paw River | Benton Harbor: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Pin and Hanger Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed |
Total Length: 179.8 ft Main Span Length: 59.7 ft Roadway Width: 58 ft Main Spans: 3 |
1955 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department | This bridge tells an interesting story about Klock Road and Benton Harbor. |
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Maiden Lane Bridge
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| Maiden Lane (Old, Abandoned Alignment) Over Hickory Creek | St. Joseph Township: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed | Main Spans: 1 | By: Unknown | This long-abandoned truss bridge is a rarity in Berrien County. |
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Main Street Bridge
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| Main Street (US-12 BR) Over St. Joseph River | Niles: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed |
Total Length: 338 ft Main Span Length: 90 ft Roadway Width: 30 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1919 By: Unknown | This large concrete bridge has an incline and is in need of maintainance. |
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Main Street Culvert
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| Main Street (BL-94) Over Ox Creek | Benton Harbor: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Culvert, Fixed |
Total Length: 29 ft Main Span Length: 13.8 ft Roadway Width: 50 ft Main Spans: 2 |
1949 By: W. H. Harvie and J. H. Frisinger | One of two nearby early concrete cast-in-place culverts with good historic integrity and attractive railings. |
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New Troy Bridge
Mill Road Bridge |
| Mill Road (Avery Road) Over Galien River | New Troy: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete 60 Foot Plan Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed |
Total Length: 60 ft Main Span Length: 57 ft Roadway Width: 20 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1923 By: W. Marshall and Sons of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department | 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! |
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Niles Railroad Bridge
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| Railroad (Amtrak and Norfolk Southern) Over St. Joseph River and US-31 BR | Niles: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed |
Total Length: 640 ft Main Span Length: 110 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1899 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan | Both unusual and impressive, this is a large four-span structure. |
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Niles Road Bridge
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| Niles Road (M-63) Over Yellow Creek | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 32.8 ft Main Span Length: 32.8 ft Roadway Width: 42.7 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1949 By: Unknown | This culvert-like bridge is the type of bridge that hardly anyone even knows is there, yet it was designed to look nice. |
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North Shore Drive Bridge
Ox Creek Bridge |
| North Shore Drive Over Ox Creek | Benton Harbor: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Culvert, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Culvert, |
Total Length: 25 ft Main Span Length: 9 ft Roadway Width: 36 ft Main Spans: 2 |
1939 By: Unknown | With very long railing panels, this is an early and unusual example of a cast-in-place culvert. |
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Park Road Bridge
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| Park Road Over I-94 | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed |
Total Length: 382 ft Main Span Length: 109 ft Roadway Width: 22 ft Main Spans: 4 |
1960 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department | This representative example bridge is noted for its 48 degree skew. |
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Paw Paw River Railroad Bridge
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| Railroad (CSX) Over Paw Paw River | Benton Harbor: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed |
Total Length: 123 ft Main Span Length: 46 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1915 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Although significantly altered and no longer able to raise for boats, this bridge is an unusual and perhaps unexpected bascule bridge. |
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Snow Road Bridge
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| Snow Road Over Drain To Hickory Creek | Rural: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed | Main Spans: 1 | By: Unknown | A small but unaltered example of a steel stringer bridge with lattice railing. |
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St. Joseph Railroad Bridge
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| Railroad (CSX) Over St. Joseph River | St. Joseph: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) |
Total Length: 544 ft Main Span Length: 234 ft Roadway Width: 15 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1904 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York | A large camelback truss swing bridge that is still in operation. |
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Territorial Road Culvert
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| Territorial Road Over Ox Creek | Benton Harbor: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Culvert, Fixed |
Total Length: 23 ft Main Span Length: 10.8 ft Roadway Width: 54 ft Main Spans: 2 |
1949 By: Unknown | One of two nearby early concrete cast-in-place culverts with good historic integrity and attractive railings. |
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US-12 M-51 Overpasses
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| US-12 (Pulaski Highway) Over M-51 (11th Street) | Niles: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Pin and Hanger Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed |
Total Length: 156.8 ft Main Span Length: 78.7 ft Roadway Width: 33 ft Main Spans: 3 |
1955 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department | A rare example of a pre-1960 divided highway overpass with original railings. |
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US-12 St. Joseph River Bridge
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| US-12 (Pulaski Highway) Over St. Joseph River | Near Niles: Berrien County, Michigan | Metal Deck Girder, Fixed |
Total Length: 480 ft Main Span Length: 100 ft Roadway Width: 60.4 ft Main Spans: 5 |
1954 By: L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department | This bridge is actually two large plate girder bridges side by side. |
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Watervliet Road Bridge
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| Watervliet Road (Old M-140) Over Paw Paw Lake Outlet | Watervliet: Berrien County, Michigan | Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed |
Total Length: 45 ft Main Span Length: 40 ft Roadway Width: 22 ft Main Spans: 1 |
1916 By: W. B. Rogers and Michigan State Highway Department | Despite historic significance, integrity, and beauty, Berrien County elected to demolish this bridge. |
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