East River Road â North Hickory Canal Bridge | |
Location | E. River Road over N. Hickory Canal, Grosse Ile, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°5â˛46âłN 83°9â˛2âłW / 42.09611°N 83.15056°W |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | Wayne County Road Commission |
Architectural style | concrete slab bridge |
MPS | Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 00000042 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 2000 |
The East River RoadâNorth Hickory Canal Bridge is a bridge located on East River Road over the North Hickory Canal, connecting Grosse Ile, Michigan with Hickory Island to the south. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] [2]
In the early part of the 20th century, the East River Road bridge over the North Hickory Canal was a timber structure. [3] In 1944, the Wayne County Road Commission formulated plans to widen and straighten the southern section of road, moving it to the west. [3] The original bridge was replaced with this structure, completed in 1945. [3]
The East River RoadâNorth Hickory Canal Bridge is 64 feet (20 m) long with a main span length of 24 feet (7.3 m). [2] The bridge is continuous concrete slab bridge. [3] Wayne County used this type of bridge in the years during and after World War II, presumably because of the difficulty of obtaining steel during these years. [3] The bridge has solid concrete parapet railings embedded with a pebble aggregate and trimmed with a horizontal line. [2] The ends of the railings curve to follow the perpendicular wing walls. [2] The piles of the bridge are octagonal, part of the road commission's continuous experimentation with bridge design. [3]
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East River Road â North Hickory Canal Bridge | |
Location | E. River Road over N. Hickory Canal, Grosse Ile, Michigan |
---|---|
Coordinates | 42°5â˛46âłN 83°9â˛2âłW / 42.09611°N 83.15056°W |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | Wayne County Road Commission |
Architectural style | concrete slab bridge |
MPS | Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 00000042 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 2000 |
The East River RoadâNorth Hickory Canal Bridge is a bridge located on East River Road over the North Hickory Canal, connecting Grosse Ile, Michigan with Hickory Island to the south. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] [2]
In the early part of the 20th century, the East River Road bridge over the North Hickory Canal was a timber structure. [3] In 1944, the Wayne County Road Commission formulated plans to widen and straighten the southern section of road, moving it to the west. [3] The original bridge was replaced with this structure, completed in 1945. [3]
The East River RoadâNorth Hickory Canal Bridge is 64 feet (20 m) long with a main span length of 24 feet (7.3 m). [2] The bridge is continuous concrete slab bridge. [3] Wayne County used this type of bridge in the years during and after World War II, presumably because of the difficulty of obtaining steel during these years. [3] The bridge has solid concrete parapet railings embedded with a pebble aggregate and trimmed with a horizontal line. [2] The ends of the railings curve to follow the perpendicular wing walls. [2] The piles of the bridge are octagonal, part of the road commission's continuous experimentation with bridge design. [3]
Media related to North Hickory Canal Bridge at Wikimedia Commons