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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
MacArthur Bridge
East Grand Boulevard Over Detroit River Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete Deck Arch, Stationary 1923 By: Unknown This is the longest concrete deck arch bridge in Michigan, over 2000 feet in length and nineteen spans!Click to visit page.
Belle Isle Casino Way Bridge Railings
Casino Way Over Canoe Stream Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Metal Stringer, 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.
Belle Isle 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 is an ancient King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio stringer bridge with an ornate arch facade and detailed railings.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.
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.
! 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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
River Rouge Canadian National Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Canadian National) 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.
West Grand Boulevard Railroad Overpass
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over West Grand Boulevard Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan Concrete 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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