Built 1939 NRHP Reference # 00000117 Area 3,600 m² | Architectural style T-beam Opened 1939 Added to NRHP 18 February 2000 | |
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Location South Pointe Dr. over Frenchman's Creek, Grosse Ile, Michigan Architect Wayne County Road Commission MPS Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS Similar Gibraltar Road‑Waterway Canal Bri, Jefferson Avenue‑Huron River and, Wyandotte Odd Fellows T, Henry Ford Square House, Lincoln Park Post Office | ||
The South Pointe Drive–Frenchman's Creek Bridge is a bridge located on South Pointe Drive over Frenchman's Creek in Grosse Ile, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
History
In the mid-1930s, the Wayne County Road Commission took ownership of a timber trestle bridge spanning Frenchman's Creek. The commission planned to replace the deck planking of the bridge, but a preliminary inspection showed that the entire structure was substantially weakened due to dry rot, and an immediate replacement was required. Being short of funds, the road commission tapped the labor force of the Works Progress Administration.
The bridge designed is a concrete T-beam with 40-foot span. Wood forms from another WPA project were used to shape the deck, and the construction of the new bridge was completed in 1939. The original bridge had a decorative balustrade along each side.