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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.
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.
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Total Bridges Found: 14

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
17 Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 17 Road (CR-414) Over 10 Mile Creek Rural: Delta County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 45 ft
Main Span Length: 44 ft
Roadway Width: 21 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Unknown With attractive concrete balustrade railings, this bridge appears to be an example of a standard bridge design built in this county.Click to visit page.
18 Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 18 Road (CR-414) Over Ford River Rural: Delta County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 120 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 2
1958 By: Unknown This is a mid-20th Century bridge that appears to be an example of a county-designed bridge here in Delta County.Click to visit page.
Bath House Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bath House Road Over Marina Outlet Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Metal Culvert, Fixed Total Length: 42 ft
Main Span Length: 20 ft
Roadway Width: 30.8 ft
Main Spans: 2
1934 By: Unknown Technically a metal culvert, this handsome bridge is made to look like a stone arch bridge.Click to visit page.
Bay Shore Road Bridge
Escanaba River Bridge Ruins
Historic Significance Rating. Bay Shore Road (Old US-41 and US-2 Alignment) Over Escanaba River Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 840 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Main Spans: 21
1911 By: Unknown This is the remains of a mostly collapsed bridge that was once one of the longest t-beam bridges in Michigan.Click to visit page.
! Escanaba Railroad Bridge
CN Railway Bridge 117.01
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian National) Over Escanaba River Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 675 ft
Main Span Length: 67.6 ft
Roadway Width: 10 ft
Main Spans: 10
1892 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois Among the longest railroad bridges in Michigan this is a rare lattice truss bridges, one of only a handful in the state.Click to visit page.
Escanaba River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian National) Over Escanaba River North Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 680 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Main Spans: 5
1901 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This is an impressive, massive multi-span deck truss.Click to visit page.
X Escanaba Street Railway Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Escanaba Street Railway) Over Escanaba River Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 390 ft
Main Span Length: 16.3 ft
Main Spans: 24
1893 By: Unknown The wooden substructure remains of this long-lost bridge is one of several bridge ruins in this area.Click to visit page.
X Escanaba Traction Company Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned Escanaba Traction Company) Over Escanaba River Escanaba: Delta County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed By: Unknown Only the crumbling remains of the substructure remain of this unusual bridge, but the substructure still manage to help tell a story.Click to visit page.
Forest Highway 13 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Forest Highway 13 Over Sturgeon River Rural: Delta County, Michigan Concrete Continuous Curved T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 105 ft
Main Span Length: 33.8 ft
Roadway Width: 29 ft
Main Spans: 3
1941 By: Alpine Excavating Company of St. Ignace, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department A remarkably unaltered and relatively early example of a curved t-beam in Michigan.Click to visit page.
M-35 Bark River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. M-35 Over Bark River Rural: Delta County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 70 ft
Main Span Length: 70 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1948 By: C. G. Bridges and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge is noted as a fairly long span example of its type, and for its non-standard, elaborate abutments.Click to visit page.
M-35 Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Canadian National) Over M-35 Gladstone: Delta County, Michigan Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 84 ft
Main Span Length: 61 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Gosner and Company This plate girder overpass is skewed and has three girder lines.Click to visit page.
Maple Ridge Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Maple Ridge Road (CR-432) Over Rapid River Rural: Delta County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 67 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Unknown This bridge is noted for its unusual railings which appear to be based off of a more common standard railing design in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Old US-2 Little Fishdam River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-2 (N-32) Over Little Fishdam River Rural: Delta County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 25.6 ft
Main Span Length: 21.7 ft
Roadway Width: 19 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This is one of the smallest through girder bridges known to remain in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Old US-41 Rapid River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. CR-I39 (15 Road) Over Rapid River Rural: Delta County, Michigan Concrete Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 70 ft
Main Span Length: 33.8 ft
Roadway Width: 17 ft
Main Spans: 2
1916 By: Delta Contracting Company of Escanaba, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge is among the oldest trunk line bridges in Michigan and an early, rare multi-span concrete girder. Click to visit page.

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