Detroit, Michigan

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12th Street Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Lost Through truss bridge over New York Central RR on 12th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Ambassador Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1927-1928; New Plaza 2008
Wire suspension bridge over Detroit River on US I-96 and Canada 3 in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Open to traffic

Belle Isle Bridge (1923) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1998
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Detroit River on Belle Isle Traffic
Open to traffic

Canal Bridge on Belle Isle (Wayne County, Michigan)
Iron arch bridge over Canoe Stream on Road
No longer exists

Casino Way Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1893 by the King Bridge Co.
Lost Iron arch bridge over Canoe Stream on Casino Way
Replaced by a new bridge

Clark Park Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over lagoon on Footpath
Removed but not replaced

CP - Detroit-Windsor International Tunnel (Wayne County, Michigan)
1910
Tunnel under Detroit River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CRCX - M-10 Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1949
Steel stringer bridge over M-10 on Conrail Shared Assets
Open to traffic

DCAX - Rouge River Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1914
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Solvay Process Railroad
Collapsed

DCAX - Short Cut Canal Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1922; Modified 1950
Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Delray Connecting Railroad
Open to traffic

DCAX - Zug Island Railroad Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Replaced 1914
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Delray Connecting Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

DCAX - Zug Island Swing Bridge (1976) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1976
Warren through truss bridge over River Rouge on Delray Connecting Railroad
Open to traffic, but rarely used.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1930
Tunnel under Detroit River on US I-375/M-10 & Former Canada 3B in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Open to traffic

Dix Avenue Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Replaced in 1927
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Dix Avenue
Replaced in 1927

Dix Road Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1913, Replaced 1927
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Dix Road
Replaced by a new bridge

DTI - Rouge River Bridge (1898) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1898; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rouge River on Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

DTI - Rouge River Bridge (1913) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1913; Replaced ca. 1976
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR
Replaced by a new bridge

East River Road Hickory Canal Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1945
Slab bridge over Hickory Canal on East River Road
Open to traffic

Elmwood Cemetery Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bloody Run on Cemetery Road
Open to traffic

Fort Street Bridge (1891) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1891 ; replaced 1921
Bridge over Rouge River on Fort Street


Fort Street Bridge (1921) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1921 ; replaced 1926
Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Fort Street


Fort Street Bridge (1926) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1926; demolished 2013
Lost bascule bridge over Rouge River on M-85 in Detroit
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Street Bridge (2015) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built in 2015 replacing the older trunnion bascule
Modern bascule pony truss bridge over Rouge River on M-85 Fort Street
Open to traffic

Howard Street Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1921; Removed late 60s/early 70s
Lost Steel arch bridge over Conrail (Nee NYC nee Michigan Central) on Howard Street
Removed but not replaced

Jefferson Avenue Bascule Bridge (1922) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1982; damaged in collision 2013; Repaired and reopened 2016.
Bascule pony truss bridge over Rouge River on W. Jefferson Avenue in Detroit and River Rouge
Open to traffic.

Jefferson Avenue Bridge (1882) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1882; replaced 1890
Timber stringer bridge over Rouge River on Jefferson Avenue


Nashua Canal Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1901; rehabilitated 1990
Beam bridge over Nashua Canal on Picnic Way
Open to traffic

NS - Rouge River Bridge (N) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1922
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Rouge River on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Wabash RR)
Open to traffic

NS - Rouge River Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Replaced 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Rouge River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (Wabash)
Replaced by a new bridge

NS - Rouge River Bridge (S) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1923
Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NYC - Rouge River Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1887; Replaced in 1920
Lost Through truss bridge over Rouge River on New York Central RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Plum Creek Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1959
Concrete arch bridge over Plum Creek on M-102 (W. 8 Mile Road) in Detroit
Open to traffic

Townsend Pedestrian Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Hit by truck, collapsed and removed 2020
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over I-94 on Pedestrian Walkway
Destroyed by collision; Removed; Supports may remain

Woodlawn Cemetery Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Pond on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Zug Island Road Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1914
Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Zug Island Road and Delray Connecting Railroad/Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic