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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: 9

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Agate Falls Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. M-28 Over Middle Branch Ontonagon River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 193 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 32.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Meads and Anderson and Michigan State Highway Department This magnificent arch bridge is the older and more ornate of two distinctive steel deck arch bridges in the Upper Penninsula. Click to visit page.
Agate Falls Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail / Trail 8) Over Middle Branch Ontonagon River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed 1900 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This impressive high level bridge is one of the earliest bridges built by the prolific American Bridge Company.Click to visit page.
Baltimore River Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail / Trail 8) Over Baltimore River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 435 ft
Roadway Width: 8 ft
Main Spans: 13
1899 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois This plate girder with steel bents for support carries a former railroad line over a shallow river valley.Click to visit page.
M-26 West Branch Firesteel River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. M-26 Over West Branch Firesteel River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 270 ft
Main Span Length: 102 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 3
1952 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department One of several examples of a Michigan cantilevered haunched deck plate girder in this area.Click to visit page.
M-38 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. M-38 Over West Branch Firesteel River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 240 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 31 ft
Main Spans: 3
1958 By: Jackson Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department An example of a Michigan standard riveted haunched deck plate girder with cantilevers and a suspended span.Click to visit page.
Old East Shore Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. East Shore Road (Old Alignment) Over West Branch Ontonagon River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is a small Warren pony truss, a bridge type that is uncommon in this region.Click to visit page.
Old M-26 West Branch Firesteel River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old M-26 Over West Branch Firesteel River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1922 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This is an unusual arch bridge that sits buried in the woods on a long-abandoned alignment of M-26.Click to visit page.
Ontonagon Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad) Over Ontonagon River Ontonagon: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 470 ft
Main Span Length: 100 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 2
1899 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois A rare and early surviving example of a multi-span railroad pony truss bridge.Click to visit page.
US-45 East Branch Ontonagon River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-45 Over East Branch Ontonagon River Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 384 ft
Main Span Length: 144 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 3
1958 By: Jackson Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department An example of a haunched deck plate girder designed by the Michigan State Highway Department.Click to visit page.

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