East River Road–North Hickory Canal Bridge

East River Road – North Hickory Canal Bridge
Arch of bridge
Location E. River Road over N. Hickory Canal, Grosse Ile, Michigan
Coordinates 42°5′46″N 83°9′2″W / 42.09611°N 83.15056°W / 42.09611; -83.15056Coordinates: 42°5′46″N 83°9′2″W / 42.09611°N 83.15056°W / 42.09611; -83.15056
Area 0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built 1945
Architect Wayne County Road Commission
Architectural style concrete slab bridge
MPS Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP Reference # 00000042[1]
Added to NRHP February 04, 2000

The East River Road–North Hickory Canal Bridge is a bridge located on East River Road over the North Hickory Canal, connecting Grosse Ile, Michigan with Hickory Island to the south.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1][2]

History

Deck of bridge

In the early part of the 20th century, the East River Road bridge over the North Hickory Canal was a timber structure.[3] In 1944, the Wayne County Road Commission formulated plans to widen and straighten the southern section of road, moving it to the west.[3] The original bridge was replaced with this structure, completed in 1945.[3]

Description

The East River Road–North Hickory Canal Bridge is 64 feet (20 m) long with a main span length of 24 feet (7.3 m).[2] The bridge is continuous concrete slab bridge.[3] Wayne County used this type of bridge in the years during and after World War II, presumably because of the difficulty of obtaining steel during these years.[3] The bridge has solid concrete parapet railings embedded with a pebble aggregate and trimmed with a horizontal line.[2] The ends of the railings curve to follow the perpendicular wing walls.[2] The piles of the bridge are octagonal, part of the road commission's continuous experimentation with bridge design.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff. "East River Road Bridge". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Staff (May 15, 2001). "East River Road–N. Hickory Canal Bridge". Michigan's Historic Bridges. Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 4, 2010.

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