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 | |
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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.