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 Bridge NameFacility Carried / Feature IntersectedLocationStructure TypeConstruction Date / Builder or ContractorDescriptionThumbnail
Alfred Street Bridge
Alfred Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 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
I-75 Ramp / KH-3 Over Detroit River Detroit and Windsor: Wayne County, Michigan and Essex County, Ontario Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Cable Suspension, Stationary 1929 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 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.
Antietam Street Bridge
Antietam Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 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
East Grand Boulevard Over Detroit River Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilevered Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 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
Casino Way (Sunset Drive) Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary 1947 By: Unknown A contributing resource to the Belle Isle Historic District.Click to visit page.
Casino Way Bridge Railings
Casino Way Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Non-Historic, Stationary 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.
X Central Avenue Bridge
Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Deck Stringer, Stationary 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio This was an ancient King Bridge Company stringer bridge with an ornate arch facade and detailed railings.Click to visit page.
Central Avenue Bridge
Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 1913 By: Unknown This attractive bridge has arched railings that compliment the bridge arch.Click to visit page.
Central Avenue Bridge Railings
Central Avenue Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Non-Historic, Stationary 1893 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio Ornate King Bridge Company railings and arch facade were salvaged when a historic stringer bridge was demolished.Click to visit page.
Division Street Bridge
Division Street Over Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk Western) Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 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
Dix Avenue Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule 1927 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin A little taste of Chicago is in Detroit, through the bascule bridges of River Rouge.Click to visit page.
East River Road Bridge
East River Road Over North Hickory Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Stationary 1936 By: Unknown An intact and noteworthy representative of a historic concrete slab bridge.Click to visit page.
Elizabeth Drive Bridge
Elizabeth Drive Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 1923 By: A.W. Kutche and Company An excellent example of a traditional arch bridge with balustrade railings.Click to visit page.
Elizabeth Park Walkway Bridges
Elizabeth Park Walkways Over Elizabeth Park Canal Trenton: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 0 By: Unknown These are three identical bridges in this park with a stunningly thin profile and are a major park asset.Click to visit page.
Elm Circle Drive Bridge
Elm Circle Drive (Abandoned) Over Lower River Rouge Inkster: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Bowstring Pony Truss, Stationary 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
Abandoned Farmington Road Over Middle River Rouge Westland: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary 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
Ferry Road Over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Stationary 1947 By: Unknown An intact and noteworthy representative of a historic concrete slab bridge.Click to visit page.
! Fort Street Bridge
Fort Street (M-85) Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Stationary 1926 By: Chicago Bascule Bridge Company Despite its historic significance, this deck truss bascule bridge is slated for demolition.Click to visit page.
Fort Street Viaduct
Fort Street Over Railroad (Various), Pleasant Street, and Sanders Street Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 1928 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
Edison Lake Road Over Huron River French Landing (Near Belleville): Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Stationary 0 By: Unknown This is an very rare example of a Michigan deck truss, and it features unusual concrete approaches.Click to visit page.
Grosse Ile Free Bridge
Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge
Grosse Ile Parkway Over Trenton Channel (Detroit River) Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Camelback Through Truss, Stationary 1932 By: Augustus J. Dupuis Company 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 Overpass
Grosse Ile Parkway Over River Road Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilevered Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 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 Street Bridge
Bridge Street Over Trenton Channel (Detroit River) Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing 1913 By: Unknown This is one of the longest truss bridges in Michigan, and is a rare swing bridge.Click to visit page.
Harbin Drive Bridge
Harbin Drive Over Silver Creek Channel Rural: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 0 By: Unknown This bridge and the Jefferson Avenue Bridge are joined together to form the appearance of a single bridge.Click to visit page.
Horse Island Drive Bridge
Horse Island Drive Over Horse Island Bayou Gibraltar: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 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.
Jefferson Avenue Bridge
Jefferson Avenue Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule 1922 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company The only pony truss style bascule bridge in the entire state of Michigan.Click to visit page.
Jefferson Avenue Bridge
Jefferson Avenue Over Huron River Rural: Wayne County, Michigan and Monroe County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 1931 By: W. J. Anschutz 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
Lilley Road Over Lower River Rouge Canton Township: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Camelback Pony Truss, Stationary 1923 By: Unknown A relatively small one-span example of a 1920s Michigan pony truss.Click to visit page.
Meridian Road Bridge
Meridian Road Over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer, Stationary 1929 By: Unknown This bridge appears to be a metal stringer bridge with a concrete arch facade.Click to visit page.
Middle Gibraltar Road Bridge
Middle Gibraltar Road Over Waterway Canal Gibraltar: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilevered Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 1932 By: Unknown A good example of the bizarre Wayne County cantilevered arch bridge design.Click to visit page.
New Boston Bridge
Waltz Road Bridge
Waltz Road Over Huron River New Boston: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Camelback Pony Truss, Stationary 1924 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio 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
Oakway Trail Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Slab, Stationary 1913 By: Unknown This attractive bridge has arched railings that compliment the bridge arch.Click to visit page.
Parke Lane Bridge
Parke Lane Over Thorofare Canal Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Cantilevered Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 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.
River Rouge Conrail Bridge
River Rouge New York Central Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule 1920 By: Unknown This impressive 125 foot clear bascule span is difficult to photo.Click to visit page.
River Rouge Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over River Rouge Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Bascule 0 By: Unknown This is a bascule bridge with an unusual counterweight design, and is hard to photograph.Click to visit page.
Rockwood Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Huron River Rockwood: Wayne County, Michigan and Monroe County, Michigan Metal Riveted Baltimore Through Truss, Stationary 0 By: Unknown A nice railroad through truss with unusual portal bracing and deck plate girder approaches.Click to visit page.
Southern Street Railroad Overpass
Railroad (CSX) Over Southern Street and Norfolk Southern Railroad Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Stationary 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
Swan Drive Over Swan Channel Grosse Ile: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary 0 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.
West Grand Boulevard Railroad Overpass
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over West Grand Boulevard Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Stationary 0 By: Unknown This unusual bridge is a concrete bridge with a decorative stone veneer, and has very low clearance.Click to visit page.

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