St. Joseph River

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La Rivière des Miamis

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Amtrak - St. Joseph River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1899
Deck truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Amtrak in Niles
Open to traffic

Arbogast Road Bridge (Old) (Branch County, Michigan)
Built 1972; closed 2009; replaced 2016
Lost Bridge over St. Joseph River on Arbogast Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Arbogast Road Bridge (Older) (Branch County, Michigan)
Built 1900 (if article is accurate); replaced 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Arbogast Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Auten Road Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1984
Steel stringer bridge over St. Joseph River on Auten Road
Open to traffic

Berrien Springs Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Collapsed due to overweight truck April 23, 1948; replaced that November
Lost Parker through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Terre Coupe Road (Now Ferry Street)
Collapsed due to overweight truck April 23, 1948

Blossomland Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1989
Bascule bridge over St. Joseph River on M-63 in St. Joseph
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1939 by the H.L. Maddocks Co.
Three-span concrete deck girder bridge over St. Joseph River on Bridge Street in Elkhart
Open to traffic

Camelback Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built 1922. Bypassed with new bridge in 1989. Reported to be the longest concrete "camelback" bridge in the US.
Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over St Joseph River on formerly US-12
Open to pedestrians

Conrail - St. Joseph River Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over St. Joseph River on Conrail
Abandoned

County Road E75 Bridge (Williams County, Ohio)
Built 1930; replaced in 2010
Lost through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on County Road E75
Replaced by a new bridge

Cronk Road Bridge (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
Built 1886; Replaced 1987
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Cronk Road in Litchfield
Replaced by new bridge

CSX - St Joseph River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1904 for the Pere Marquette Railroad
Through truss swing bridge over St Joseph River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Ely Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built in 1903 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works; replaced in 1989.
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Mayhew Road
Replaced by new bridge

Johnson Street Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1981
Four-span deck truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Johnson Street in Goshen
Open to traffic

LaSalle Street Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1965
Concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on LaSalle Street in South Bend
Open to traffic

Leeper Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1914
Concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on IN 933 (N. Michigan St.) in South Bend
Open to traffic

Lexington Avenue Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1926 by M.E. White Co. of Chicago
Three-span concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Lexington Avenue in Elkhart
Open to traffic

Main Street - St. Joseph River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1919; replaced 2015
Concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on M-139 (ex-Business US 12) in Niles
Replaced by a new bridge

Michigan Street Bridge (Old) (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1881; Modified for Interurban use ca. 1906; Replaced 1914
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on South Bend & Southern Michigan Railway & Michigan St.
Replaced by a new bridge

Mishawaka Avenue Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1987
Concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Mishawaka Avenue in Mishawaka
Open to traffic

NIR - Berrien Springs Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1906; Removed 1939
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Southern Michigan Railway
Removed but not replaced, abutments still extant

North Main Street Bridge (Elkhart County, Indiana)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1986
Three-span concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on N. Main Street in Elkhart
Open to traffic

NS - St. Joseph River Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over St. Joseph River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Parnell Avenue Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1993
Two-span arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Parnell Avenue in Fort Wayne
Open to traffic

Somerlayton Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built in 1897 as a railroad bridge; converted in 1929 to roadway bridge ; replaced in 1982
Lost truss bridge over St. Joseph River on MI 139
Replaced by a new bridge in 1982

St. Joe Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built in 1895 by the Massillon Bridge Company.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Old alignment of CR 63
Removed

St. Joseph River Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on 22 1/2 Mile Road
Posted as closed on visit on 5/7/2011

St. Joseph River Bridge (Calhoun County, Michigan)
Built 1907; replaced 2001
Lost concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on 12 Mile Road
No longer exists

St. Joseph River Bridge (Hillsdale County, Michigan)
Built 1897; relocated 2002
Through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Sterling Road
Relocated to Lenawee County for use in a park

St. Joseph River Bridge (St. Joseph County, Michigan)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1952; replaced 2000
Lost concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on M-86
No longer exists

St. Joseph River Bridge (Williams County, Ohio)
Built 1947
Through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on CR 29
Replaced by a new bridge

St. Joseph River Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Built in 1891 by the King Bridge Company; replaced in 1989
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on CR 79
Replaced by new bridge

State Boulevard Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1919; rehabilitated 1982
Three-span arch bridge over St. Joseph River on State Boulevard in Fort Wayne
Open to traffic

Tennessee Avenue Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1998
Two-span arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Tennessee Avenue in Fort Wayne
Open to traffic

Twyckenham Drive Bridge (St. Joseph County, Indiana)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1982
Concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Twyckenham Drive in South Bend
Open to traffic

Van Zile Road Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1883 by the Massillon Bridge Company; rehabilitated 1999
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Van Zile Road
NOW OPEN! Closed after a January 22 accident caused minor damage. Repaired - based on 7/2018 video which no longer seems to work.