Belleville Road Bridge

Photos

MI-66-1

This bridge was moved in 1995 to Kent County, Michigan where it is now known as the Burroughs Street Bridge.

Photo taken by Jean Manning, October 1992, for HAER

BH Photo #120711

Overview: Replaced/relocated Parker pony truss bridge over Huron River on Belleville Road in Belleville
Location: Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1924; Deck replaced 1943 and 1959; Moved to Kent County, Michigan, 1995.
Builder: - Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Design: 8 panel, two lane, 120' long, single span, riveted Parker camelback pony truss.
"The Belleville Road Bridge is important in local history for its relation to events surrounding the creation of Belleville Lake and the local economic, recreational, residential and agricultural development of the surrounding area. It has been identified as being potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a late example of a riveted camelback pony truss."
--Georeg R. Schneider, Division of Engineering
Wayne County Department of Public Serivces
for Federal Highway Administration, Michigan DOT and HAER
June 1990
Dimensions: Span length: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Also called: Trunk Road No. 56 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.21167, -83.49250 (decimal degrees)
42°12'42" N, 83°29'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/294256/4676285 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Belleville
Inventory number: BH 37134 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-66 - Belleville Road Bridge, Spanning Belleville Lake, Belleville, Wayne County, MI
Wayne County DPS Roads Division - Belleville Bridge: American Public Works Association 1996 Project of The Year