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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: 78

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
6 Mile Road Hines Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6 Mile Road Over Hines Drive Northville: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 67 ft
Main Span Length: 59.7 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
1933 By: Unknown This is one of the older and more significant rigid-frame bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.Click to visit page.
6 Mile Road Middle River Rouge Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 6 Mile Road Over Middle River Rouge Northville: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 59.7 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
1933 By: Unknown An old example of a rigid-frame, this bridge was built at the same time as a nearby Hines Drive overpass.Click to visit page.
6 Mile Road Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over 6 Mile Road Northville: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 72 ft
Main Span Length: 66 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown This railroad overpass has some attractive aesthetic details.Click to visit page.
L 7 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 7 Mile Road Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 125 ft
Main Spans: 2
1963 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.Click to visit page.
L 8 Mile Road Left Turn Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 8 Mile Road (M-102) Left Turn Ramp Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 132 ft
Main Span Length: 66 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 2
1964 By: Charles J. Rogers Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department This curved overpass is the most interesting and significant of the Southfield Freeway overpasses.Click to visit page.
! Adelaide Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Adelaide Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 85 ft
Main Span Length: 32.8 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 3
1929 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining historically significant overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
! Alfred Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Alfred Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 97.8 ft
Main Span Length: 33.8 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 3
1929 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
Ambassador Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. I-75 Ramp / KH-3 Over Detroit River Detroit and Windsor: Wayne County, Michigan and Essex County, Ontario Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed Total Length: 7500 ft
Main Span Length: 1850 ft
Roadway Width: 55 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Modjeski and Masters Serving as the centerpiece landmark for Detroit and Windsor, this privately-owned bridge was once the longest suspension bridge in the world.Click to visit page.
Ann Arbor Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ann Arbor Road (Old M-14) Over Middle River Rouge Livonia: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 76.8 ft
Main Span Length: 76.8 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: M. E. White Company of Chicago, Illinois This is an old concrete arch bridge that was built as a Federal Aid bridge.Click to visit page.
X Antietam Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Antietam Avenue Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 88 ft
Main Span Length: 41 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
Belle Isle Bridge
Douglas MacArthur Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. East Grand Boulevard Over Detroit River Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 2356 ft
Main Span Length: 134.8 ft
Roadway Width: 61 ft
Main Spans: 19
1923 By: Unknown A rare centilevered concrete arch, this is the longest concrete deck arch bridge in Michigan, over 2000 feet in length and 19 spans!Click to visit page.
Casino Way Bridge
Sunset Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Casino Way (Sunset Drive) Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 45 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 39 ft
Main Spans: 1
1947 By: Unknown A contributing resource to the Belle Isle Historic District.Click to visit page.
Casino Way Bridge Railings
Historic Significance Rating. Casino Way Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Non-Historic, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio Although the superstructure has been replaced, the ornate railings and plaques from a former bridge were reused here.Click to visit page.
L Central Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 54.8 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Roadway Width: 49 ft
Main Spans: 1
1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This was an ancient King Bridge Company arch bridge with an ornate arch facade and detailed railings, but today only the decorative elements remain.Click to visit page.
Central Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 23 ft
Main Span Length: 23 ft
Roadway Width: 46 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Unknown This attractive bridge has arched railings that compliment the bridge arch.Click to visit page.
Chestnut Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Chestnut Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 66 ft
Main Span Length: 30.8 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 2
1929 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining historically significant overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
X Curtis Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Curtis Avenue Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 2
1963 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.Click to visit page.
! Division Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Division Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 74.8 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 2
1929 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
Dix Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dix Avenue Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 221.8 ft
Main Span Length: 164 ft
Roadway Width: 56 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Hugh E. Young of Chicago, Illinois A little taste of Chicago is in Detroit, through the bascule bridges of River Rouge.Click to visit page.
Ducharme Place Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Abandoned Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 2 1929 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining historically significant overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
East River Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. East River Road Over North Hickory Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 64 ft
Main Span Length: 24 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 3
1936 By: Unknown An intact and noteworthy representative of a historic concrete slab bridge.Click to visit page.
Elizabeth Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Elizabeth Drive Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 59.7 ft
Main Span Length: 59.7 ft
Roadway Width: 39 ft
Main Spans: 1
1923 By: A. W. Kutche and Company An excellent example of a traditional arch bridge with balustrade railings.Click to visit page.
! Elizabeth Park Eastern Footbridge
Elizabeth Park Northern Footbridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Arch, Fixed Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown Three beautiful pedestrian footbridges in this historic park are to be demolished, despite their historic significance.Click to visit page.
! Elizabeth Park Southern Footbridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Arch, Fixed Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown Three beautiful pedestrian footbridges in this historic park are to be demolished, despite their historic significance.Click to visit page.
! Elizabeth Park Western Footbridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pedestrian Walkway Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Arch, Fixed Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown Three beautiful pedestrian footbridges in this historic park are to be demolished, despite their historic significance.Click to visit page.
Elizabeth Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Elizabeth Street Over Lower River Rouge Wayne: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 145 ft
Main Span Length: 67 ft
Roadway Width: 36 ft
Main Spans: 2
1956 By: Unknown A two span rigid-frame with good historic and physical integrity.Click to visit page.
Elm Circle Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Elm Circle Drive (Abandoned) Over Lower River Rouge Inkster: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 59.7 ft
Main Span Length: 56.8 ft
Roadway Width: 12 ft
Main Spans: 1
1900 By: Unknown A strange little bridge, this is a rare and late example of bowstring bridge construction in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Farmington Road Bridge
Hawthorne Drive Bridge / Nankin Mills Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Abandoned Farmington Road (Hawthorne Drive) Over Middle River Rouge Westland: Wayne County, Michigan Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 59.7 ft
Main Span Length: 64 ft
Roadway Width: 10.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1950 By: Unknown A narrow truss bridge is buried in the woods just off the road, rewarding all who seek it.Click to visit page.
Ferry Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ferry Road Over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 94.8 ft
Main Span Length: 26 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 4
1947 By: Unknown An intact and noteworthy representative of a historic concrete slab bridge.Click to visit page.
! Fort Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Fort Street (M-85) Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 281.8 ft
Main Span Length: 164 ft
Roadway Width: 55.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1922 By: Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Chicago Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois Despite its historic significance, this deck truss bascule bridge is slated for demolition.Click to visit page.
X Fort Street Viaduct
Historic Significance Rating. Fort Street Over Railroad (Various), Pleasant Street, and Sanders Street Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 2800 ft
Main Span Length: 51.8 ft
Roadway Width: 80 ft
Main Spans: 7
1930 By: Unknown A huge amount of concrete was used to build this enormous grade separation bridge.Click to visit page.
French Landing Bridge
Edison Lake Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Edison Lake Road Over Huron River French Landing (Near Belleville): Wayne County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1918 By: Unknown This is an very rare example of a Michigan deck truss, and it features unusual concrete approaches.Click to visit page.
L Fullerton Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Fullerton Avenue Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 167 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 2
1963 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.Click to visit page.
Fullerton Street Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 4 1963 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department This riveted bridge is located in the shadow of a massive interchange and next to a highway overpass.Click to visit page.
Grosse Ile Free Bridge
Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grosse Ile Parkway Over Trenton Channel (Detroit River) Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 1024 ft
Main Span Length: 340 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois This is a rare example both of a swing span and of a 1930s truss bridge on a highway in Michigan.Click to visit page.
Grosse Ile Parkway Canal Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grosse Ile Parkway Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Arch, Fixed Total Length: 51.8 ft
Main Span Length: 51.8 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: Board of Wayne County Road Commissioners This traditional arch bridge was constructed by in-house county road commission forces.Click to visit page.
Grosse Ile Parkway Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Grosse Ile Parkway Over River Road Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 95.8 ft
Main Span Length: 51.8 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown One of the unusual Wayne County cantilevered concrete arches, this bridge serves as an overpass.Click to visit page.
Grosse Ile Toll Bridge
Bridge Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Road Over Trenton Channel (Detroit River) Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1030 ft
Main Span Length: 304 ft
Roadway Width: 21.3 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Whitehead and Kales Company of River Rouge, Michigan and Detroit Bridge and Steel Works of River Rouge, Michigan This is one of the longest truss bridges in Michigan, and is a rare swing bridge.Click to visit page.
Harbin Drive Bridge
Jefferson Avenue - Harbin Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Harbin Drive Over Silver Creek Channel Rural: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 45 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge and the Jefferson Avenue Bridge are joined together to form the appearance of a single bridge.Click to visit page.
Hines Drive Ann Arbor Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Hines Drive Over Ann Arbor Road (Old M-14) Livonia: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 72.8 ft
Main Span Length: 72.8 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 1
1948 By: J. H. Baker and Sons of Port Huron, Michigan Of the many surviving rigid frame bridges in this area, this is the most significant and the only one which retains original railings.Click to visit page.
Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge East
Historic Significance Rating. Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown One of three examples of a Wayne county cantilevered arch bridge on this stretch of Hines Drive.Click to visit page.
Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge North
Historic Significance Rating. Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 52.5 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown One of the few remaining historic concrete bridges in Wayne County that retains even some of its original balustrade railings.Click to visit page.
Hines Drive Middle River Rouge Bridge West
Historic Significance Rating. Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown One of three examples of a Wayne county cantilevered arch bridge on this stretch of Hines Drive.Click to visit page.
Hines Drive Newburgh Lake Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Hines Drive Over Middle River Rouge (End of Newburgh Lake) Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 99.7 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Roadway Width: 35 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown A representative example of the strange Wayne County concrete cantilevered ribbed arch bridges.Click to visit page.
Horse Island Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Horse Island Drive Over Horse Island Bayou Gibraltar: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 46 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Unknown This small bridge is among the most visually pleasing bridges in the state, with a steep deck camber that follows the arch itself.Click to visit page.
Inkster Road Hines Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Inkster Road Over Hines Drive Dearborn Heights: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 73.8 ft
Main Span Length: 67 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 1
1953 By: Johnson-Greene Company One of the later rigid frame overpass bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.Click to visit page.
! Jefferson Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Jefferson Avenue Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 248 ft
Main Span Length: 91 ft
Roadway Width: 46 ft
Main Spans: 1
1922 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Hugh E. Young of Chicago, Illinois The only pony truss style bascule bridge in the entire state of Michigan.Click to visit page.
Jefferson Avenue Bridge
Jefferson Avenue - Harbin Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Jefferson Avenue Over Huron River Rural: Wayne County, Michigan and Monroe County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 165 ft
Main Span Length: 54.8 ft
Roadway Width: 36 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: W. J. Anschutz of Saginaw, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge and the Harbin Drive bridge are joined together to form the appearance of a single bridge.Click to visit page.
Lilley Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lilley Road Over Lower River Rouge Canton Township: Wayne County, Michigan Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 90 ft
Main Span Length: 84 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 1
1923 By: Unknown A relatively small one-span example of a 1920s Michigan pony truss.Click to visit page.
L McNichols Road Bridge
6 Mile Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. McNichols Road (6 Mile Road) Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 125 ft
Main Spans: 2
1963 By: Charles J. Rogers Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.Click to visit page.
Meridian Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Meridian Road Over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 70 ft
Main Span Length: 62 ft
Roadway Width: 51.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Unknown This bridge appears to be a metal stringer bridge with a concrete arch facade.Click to visit page.
Merriman Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Merriman Road Over Lower River Rouge Westland: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 105 ft
Main Span Length: 105 ft
Roadway Width: 46 ft
1929 By: Unknown One of the unusual cantilevered arch bridges of Wayne County, this example lacks a suspended span.Click to visit page.
Merriman Road Hines Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Merriman Road Over Hines Drive Westland: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 72.8 ft
Main Span Length: 66 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 1
1951 By: W. H. Harvie One of the later examples of a Wayne County rigid-frame bridge.Click to visit page.
Middle Gibraltar Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Middle Gibraltar Road Over Waterway Canal Gibraltar: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 51.8 ft
Main Span Length: 51.8 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown A good example of the bizarre Wayne County cantilevered arch bridge design.Click to visit page.
Middlebelt Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Middlebelt Road Over Hines Drive and Middle River Rouge Westland: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 140 ft
Main Span Length: 67 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 2
1953 By: Louis Caravaglia One of two rigid frame bridges in this area designed to cross both Hines Drive and the river.Click to visit page.
New Boston Bridge
Waltz Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Waltz Road Over Huron River New Boston: Wayne County, Michigan Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 207 ft
Main Span Length: 99.7 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 2
1924 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Michigan State Highway Department This bridge is rare both as an MSHD standard multi-span pony truss and also for retaining its original 1930s style truss bridge guardrails.Click to visit page.
Oakway Trail Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Oakway Trail Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 28 ft
Main Span Length: 28 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1913 By: Unknown This attractive bridge has arched railings that compliment the bridge arch.Click to visit page.
Oakwoods Metropark Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Penn Central) Over Huron River Rural: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 4 By: Unknown Michigan has very few concrete arch railroad bridges, making this a very rare bridge in the state.Click to visit page.
Outer Drive Joy Road Bridge
Outer Drive Bonaparte Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Outer Drive Over Joy Road (Formerly Bonaparte Road) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 74.8 ft
Main Span Length: 70 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: Unknown An example of a Wayne County Road Commission standard arch bridge used as an overpass.Click to visit page.
Outer Drive Lower River Rouge Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Outer Drive Over Lower River Rouge Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 72.8 ft
Main Span Length: 63 ft
Roadway Width: 60 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Bishop and Weir of Detroit, Michigan This is an attractive concrete arch bridge although its railings have been replaced.Click to visit page.
Outer Drive Upper River Rouge Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Outer Drive Over Upper River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 95.8 ft
Main Span Length: 46 ft
Roadway Width: 60 ft
Main Spans: 2
1927 By: Unknown Of the many old bridges in western Wayne County, this is one of the few with original decorative balustrade railings and light standards.Click to visit page.
Parke Lane Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Parke Lane Over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilever Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 98.8 ft
Main Span Length: 98.8 ft
Roadway Width: 36 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Gosner and Flynn of Dearborn, Michigan One of the most attractive and intact examples of the unusual Wayne County cantilevered concrete arch.Click to visit page.
X Pembroke Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pembroke Avenue Over Southfield Freeway (M-39) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 53.8 ft
Roadway Width: 44 ft
Main Spans: 2
1962 By: Charles J. Rogers Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department One of a handful of overpasses that were the last examples of an unusual variation of an attractive Michigan railing design.Click to visit page.
Plymouth Road Hines Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Plymouth Road Over Hines Drive Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 70 ft
Main Span Length: 61 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1934 By: Unknown This is one of three surviving pre-1940 rigid-frame bridges within the River Rouge parkways.Click to visit page.
Plymouth Road River Rouge Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Plymouth Road Over Middle River Rouge Plymouth: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 63 ft
Main Span Length: 61 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1934 By: Unknown A good example of a Wayne County Road Commission designed arch bridge crossing a water body.Click to visit page.
River Rouge Conrail Bridge
River Rouge New York Central Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) Total Length: 185 ft
Main Span Length: 135 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois This impressive 125 foot clear bascule span is difficult to photo.Click to visit page.
River Rouge Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
River Rouge Wabash Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Abt) Total Length: 291 ft
Main Span Length: 162 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1921 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York The first Abt bascule bridge ever built, this bridge is also one of the few surviving examples of this unusual bascule type.Click to visit page.
Rockwood Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Huron River Rockwood: Wayne County, Michigan and Monroe County, Michigan Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown A nice railroad through truss with unusual portal bracing and deck plate girder approaches.Click to visit page.
Sheldon Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Sheldon Road Over Lower River Rouge Canton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Continuous Slab, Fixed Total Length: 63 ft
Main Span Length: 24 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 3
1946 By: Unknown The innovative Wayne County road commission developed and built bridges of this type to deal with wartime steel shortages.Click to visit page.
Southern Street Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Southern Street and Norfolk Southern Railroad Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Continuous 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 233 ft
Main Span Length: 109 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A rare example of a continuous truss, this massive, wide structure is the only truss railroad overpass in the lower peninsula.Click to visit page.
Swan Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Swan Drive Over Swan Channel Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 88 ft
Main Span Length: 79.7 ft
Roadway Width: 20 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Unknown The only truss bridge on the interior of Grosse Ile, this bridge appears to have been relocated to this site.Click to visit page.
Thornhill Place Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Thornhill Place Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining historically significant overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
Vreeland Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Vreeland Road Over Blakely Drain Woodhaven: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 55.8 ft
Main Span Length: 55.8 ft
Roadway Width: 37 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: Unknown This concrete arch was widened by adding a three span concrete slab structure to one side.Click to visit page.
Warren Road Hines Drive Bridge
Warren Avenue Hines Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Warren Road (Warren Avenue) Over Hines Drive Dearborn: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 73.8 ft
Main Span Length: 66 ft
Roadway Width: 59.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1957 By: Sugden and Sivier One of the youngest rigid frame overpass bridges crossing historic Hines Drive.Click to visit page.
Wayne Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wayne Road Over Hines Drive and Middle River Rouge Livonia: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 140.8 ft
Main Span Length: 66 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 2
1947 By: Unknown This two span rigid frame bridge crosses both a highway and a river.Click to visit page.
West Grand Boulevard Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern, Former Michigan Central Railway) Over West Grand Boulevard Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 55.8 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Main Spans: 1
1896 By: Thomas J. Kennedy and W. H. Ashwell and Company The oldest concrete bridge in Michigan and the only with Melan reinforcing, this bridge has a decorative stone veneer.Click to visit page.
! Wilkins Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wilkins Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western / Dequindre Cut Greenway) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 83 ft
Main Span Length: 31.8 ft
Roadway Width: 50 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: Unknown This bridge is one of several remaining historically significant overpasses that relate the industrial growth of Detroit during that time.Click to visit page.
Willow Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Willow Road Over Huron River Rural: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 192 ft
Main Span Length: 109 ft
Roadway Width: 25.3 ft
Main Spans: 2
1922 By: Unknown In a county noted for its unusual arch bridges, this traditional arch bridge stands out for its lack of unusual design.Click to visit page.

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