Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing | Description | Thumbnail |
24th Street Railroad Bridge | Concrete | Railroad - CN (Formerly GTW Railway) | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron | 24th Street | An old GTW Railroad Overpass | |
Bailey Road Bridge and Norman Road Driveways | Beam | Bailey Road and Norman Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Local Drain | Tiny, simple bridges offer a glimpse into the past. | |
Belle River Railroad Bridge | Plate Girder | Railroad - CN (Former GTW) | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Belle River | An attractive deck plate girder. | |
Black River Railroad Bridge | Bascule (Draw) | Railroad (CN) | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron, MI | Black River | A 1929 plate girder bascule that is still in use. | |
Blue Water Bridge (Original Span) | Truss (Cantilever) | I-69&I-94 / HWY 402 | St. Clair County, MI / Lambton County, Ontario | Port Huron, MI / Point Edward (Sarnia), Ontario | St. Clair River | Port Huron and Sarnia's Monumental Bridge | |
Braidwood Road Bridge | Beam | Braidwood Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Belle River | A complete example of a 1940s beam bridge. | |
Burns
Road Culvert |
Corrugated Steel Culvert |
Burns Road |
St. Clair County, MI |
Rural |
Unknown Drain |
The
railings on this culvert look like they came from a light-weight truss
bridge. |
|
Capac Road Bridge |
Truss | Capac Road | St. Clair County,
MI | Rural |
Belle River |
This
bridge is now sitting on private property next to its replacement slab. |
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Capac Road Bridge | Concrete | Capac Road | St. Clair County,
MI | Rural | Mill Creek North Branch | An extremely well preserved example of a standard concrete girder bridge. | |
CN Railroad - Pine River Bridge | Plate Girder | Railroad - CN (Formerly GTW) | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Pine River | A two span deck plate girder with many modifications | |
Comstock Road Bridge | Beam | Comstock Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Silver Creek | A 1940s beam bridge was partially restored. | |
Fisher Road Bridge #1 | Concrete | Fisher Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Birch Creek | A well-preserved 1930s concrete beam bridge. | |
Fisher Road Bridge #2 | Concrete | Fisher Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Black River | A not-so-well preserved 1930s concrete beam bridge. | |
Fisher Road Mini Girder Bridges | Concrete | Fisher Road |
St. Clair County, MI | Rural |
Various Creeks and Darins |
A
section of Fisher Road showcases the mini-girder style very well. |
|
Ford
Road Bridge |
Truss |
Ford Road | St. Clair County, MI |
Rural |
Mill Creek |
This
locally well known and memorable through truss collapsed during a flood
in 2002. |
|
Fred
Moore Highway Bridge | Beam |
Fred Moore Highway | St. Clair County, MI |
St. Clair |
Pine River |
This
1950s beam bridge was demolished, even though it was in decent
condition. |
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Fred Moore Hwy Old Span | Concrete | Fred Moore Highway | St. Clair County, MI | St. Clair | Pine River | This bridge now serves a bike path, with modern guardrails ruining the originals. | |
Frith Road Bridge | Truss | Frith Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Pine River | A special version of my standard bridge info page provides info on the project to move and restore this bridge. | |
Frith Road Pony Truss Bridge | Truss | Private Drive on Frith Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Smiths Creek | A small, old, rare pony truss that has moved two times. | |
Goodells Road Bridge #1 | Concrete | Goodells Road | St. Clair County, MI | Goodells | Pine River Branch | An example of a standard Michigan girder bridge. | |
Goodells Road Bridge #2 | Concrete | Goodells Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Moore Creek | A variation of the Michigan standard girder bridge | |
Griswold Road Bridge | Concrete | Griswold Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Pine River | This is an especially tall example of the curved chord through girder bridge type. | |
I-69
/ I-94 Black River Bridge | Plate Girder |
I-69 / I-94 | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron |
Black River and Riverside Drive |
A
decent looking expressway bridge which is threatened with destruction. |
|
I-94 BL Bridge | Plate Girder | Military Street (I-94 BL) | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron | Railroad - CN (Amtrak) | A rare highway plate girder, with modified sidewalk railings. | |
Indian Trail Bridge | Truss | Indian Trail | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Belle River | This is a rare 1930s camelback warren pony truss. | |
Jeddo Road Silver Creek Bridge | Beam | Jeddo Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Silver Creek | A historically intact latticed beam bridge. | |
Kilburn
Road Bridge |
Beam |
Kilburn Road |
St. Clair County, MI |
Rural |
Plum Creek |
A small
beam bridge in a picturesque setting. |
|
Lambs Road Bridge | Concrete | Lambs Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Smiths Creek | A small non-standard beam bridge. | |
Masters Road Bridge | Beam | Masters Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Belle River | A 1930s depression relief funded bridge. | |
Military Street Bridge | Bascule (Draw) | Military Street (I-94 BL) | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron | Black River | A non-historical bascule bridge tour to compare to the historic Seventh Street Bridge. | |
Mill Creek Railroad Bridge | Truss | Railroad - Wadhams - Avoca Rail-Trail | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Mill Creek | A large, unusual railroad deck truss. | |
O'Neil Road Bridge | Beam | O'Neil Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Pine River Branch | A tiny wooden decked beam bridge. | |
Pointe Drive Bridge | Concrete | Pointe Drive | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Unnamed Canal | A former trunk line bridge built to a Michigan standard girder bridge plan. | |
Port Huron Railroad Bridge | Bascule (Draw) | Railroad (CSX) | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron | Black River | Unused for many years, this truss bascule is an now just a large landmark. | |
Richman Road Bridge | Truss | Richman Road | St. Clair County, MI | Smiths Creek | Smiths Creek | A small Pratt pony truss in extremely bad condition sits closed and forgotten. | |
Rynn and Fargo Road Bridges | Arch (Concrete) | Fargo Road and Rynn Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Oloughlin Drain | The last arch bridges in St. Clair County are very tiny examples of concrete arch design. | |
St. Clair Highway Bridge |
Beam |
St. Clair Highway |
St. Clair County, MI |
Rural |
Belle River |
This
multi-span beam bridge has low clearance and rusting guardrails. |
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Seventh Street Bridge | Bascule (Draw) | 7th Street (Erie Street North of the bridge) | St. Clair County, MI | Port Huron | Black River | Take a tour of the inside of the only single leaf bascule bridge in Michigan, which was built in the 1930s. | |
Short Cut Road Bridge | Beam | Short Cut Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Swan Creek | This 1940s beam bridge is nothing special, but serves as a warning of what happens when bridges get old... |
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Smiths Creek Bridge |
Concrete | Main Street | St. Clair County, MI | Smiths Creek | Smiths Creek | A variation of the standard Michigan girder bridge. | |
Speaker Road Bridge | Truss | Speaker Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Mill Creek South Branch | A cool Parker truss bridge that St. Clair Road Comm. wants rid of. | |
Sperry Road Bridge |
Beam |
Sperry Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural |
Belle River |
A good
example of a 1940s beam bridge with gothic style railings. |
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Vernier Street Bridge | Concrete | Vernier Street | St. Clair County, MI | Fair Haven | Swan Creek | One of the oldest examples of Michigan's curved-chord through girder bridge. | |
Wadhams
Bridge |
Plate Girder | Wadhams Road | St. Clair County, MI |
Wadhams |
Black River |
This
relatively large bridge is an unusual structure and has also been
heavily modified. |
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Wadhams Road Bridge | Concrete | Wadhams Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Pine River | A beautiful two-span example of Michigan's unique curved chord bridge style. | |
Werner
Road Bridge Ruins | Truss | Werner Road |
St. Clair County, MI | Rural |
Belle River |
I missed
this bridge by a number of years, but parts left behind tell a tale. |
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Yale Road Bridge | Concrete | Yale Road | St. Clair County, MI | Rural | Silver Creek / Eves Drain | A curved-chord through girder in good condition. | |