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Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
00000081

Body of water
  
Huron River

Added to NRHP
  
10 February 2000

Built
  
1924

Opened
  
1924

Architectural style
  
Truss bridge

Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge

Location
  
Waltz Rd. over Huron R., Huron Township, Michigan

Built by
  
Mount Vernon Bridge Company; Swingle & Robinson

MPS
  
Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS

Similar
  
Huron River, Gibraltar Road‑Waterway Canal Bri, Jefferson Avenue‑Huron River and, Wyandotte Odd Fellows T, Henry Ford Square House

The Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge is an automobile bridge located on Waltz Road spanning the Huron River in Huron Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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History

The Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge was constructed in 1924 by the Wayne County Road Commission at a cost of $65,000. The bridge replaced a previous footbridge that had been erected over the Huron River to allow local children to attend school. The substructure was built by Swingle & Robinson, contractors from Wyandotte, Michigan, and the superstructure by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company from Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

Description

The entire bridge is 207 feet (63 m) long, with a span length of 100 feet (30 m) and a width of 27 feet (8.2 m). The span consists of two identical seven-panel, camelback Pratt pony trusses. Sidewalks are attached to the outside of each truss; the railings were originally concrete balustrades with urn-shaped spindles, but these have been replaced with angles with bar spindles. Solid concrete parapets line the approaces at each end of the bridge.

References

Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge Wikipedia