Jefferson Avenue-Huron River and Harbin Drive-Silver Creek Canal Bridges
Jefferson Avenue-Huron River and Harbin Drive -Silver Creek Canal Bridges is the name under which two separate road bridges in Michigan , which have a common railings, on 10 February 2000 as part of the Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS in the National Register of Historic Places were added.
The Jefferson Avenue Bridge leads West Jefferson Avenue (known south of the river as the US Turnpike) over the Huron River , connecting Brownstown Charter Township in Wayne County with Berlin Charter Township in Monroe County . It is the only entry on the Michigan National Register that is on the border between two different counties. The Harbin Drive Bridge is entirely within Wayne County and is approximately at right angles to the Jefferson Avenue Bridge. Both bridges are located about 1.5 km inland from Lake Erie on a historically important link between Detroit and Toledo .
Jefferson Avenue Bridge
The larger of the two bridges is the 50.3 m long and 11 m wide Jefferson Avenue Bridge with three superstructures . It runs the two-lane road across the river known as West Jefferson Avenue north of the Huron River and south of the river as US Turnpike. It was built in 1930 by the Michigan Department of Transportation and replaced an earlier muscle-powered swing bridge at this point. The new girder bridge was built high enough that it could be stationary and still allow smaller ships to pass through. Due to the volume of traffic crossing the bridge, the structure has suffered in recent years.
Harbin Drive Bridge
The Harbin Drive Bridge is a much smaller bridge. It is only 13.7 m long and 8.2 m wide. The little-traveled Harbin Drive leads over them over the Silver Creek Canal, which empties into the Huron River. The structure is located directly north of the Jefferson Avenue Bridge and both bridges are connected by a continuous railing. This bridge was built a few years earlier than the larger structure next to it, but the exact year of construction is not known. Harbin Drive is a gravel road that connects a few residential buildings on a narrow island in the river to the main road.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Historic Bridges: Jefferson Avenue Bridge & Harbin Avenue Bridge ( English ) 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ↑ National Register Information System ( English ) In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. May 20, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ↑ Since the Jefferson Avenue Bridge connects Wayne County and Monroe County, the structure is listed in both Wayne County and Monroe County as an NRHP entry.
- ↑ a b State of Michigan: Jefferson Avenue Bridge ( English ) 2009. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Information: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ↑ Historic Bridges: Original Jefferson Avenue Bridge ( English ) 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′ 32 " N , 83 ° 12 ′ 52" W.