Oldest Bridges in Michigan

The oldest bridge in Michigan is the Whites Bridge RD over Flat River in Ionia County, built in 1867, and it still carries about 100 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Michigan, one timeline

1850190019502000today

1Whites Bridge RD over Flat RiverMI · 1867 · 144/day 2Covered Bridge RD over Flat RiverMI · 1871 · 122/day 3Maple Road over Huron RiverMI · 1876 · 2.0k/day 4Covered Bridge RD over ST Joseph RiverMI · 1885 · 1.1k/day 5Second Street over Kalamazoo RiverMI · 1886 · 2.6k/day 6Sixth Street over Grand RiverMI · 1886 · 4.5k/day 7Bridge Street over Grand RiverMI · 1890 · 1.1k/day 8Marshall Avenue over Rice CreekMI · 1899 · 1.9k/day 9Cloverdale Road over High Bank CreekMI · 1900 · 197/day 10Bivens Road over Highbank CreekMI · 1900 · 133/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Michigan by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'0052%

1910s'1043%

416

1920s'2036%

559

1930s'3030%

332

1940s'4018%

849

1950s'5013%

2.1k

1960s'6014%

1.9k

1970s'7013%

1.4k

1980s'809%

1.1k

1990s'903%

1.3k

2000s'000%

883

2010s'100%

385

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 11,391 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible. 32 of the 62 bridges in the 1900s bar are recorded as built in exactly 1900, which is likely an estimate rather than a date.

The Oldest Bridges in Michigan

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Whites Bridge RD over Flat River	Ionia	1867	2020	Wood or Timber	144	Fair
Covered Bridge RD over Flat River	Kent	1871	1994	Wood or Timber	122	Fair
Maple Road over Huron River	Washtenaw	1876	2003	Steel	1,963	Fair
Covered Bridge RD over ST Joseph River	St. Joseph	1885	2023	Wood or Timber	1,144	Fair
Second Street over Kalamazoo River	Allegan	1886	2022	Steel	2,582	Fair
Sixth Street over Grand River	Kent	1886	2011	Steel	4,550	Fair
Bridge Street over Grand River	Ionia	1890	1990	Steel	1,100	Fair
Marshall Avenue over Rice Creek	Calhoun	1899	1995	Masonry	1,853	Fair
Cloverdale Road over High Bank Creek	Barry	1900	1986	Steel	197	Poor
Bivens Road over Highbank Creek	Barry	1900	2000	Steel	133	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
Haze Road over Betsie River	Benzie	1900		Steel	32	Poor
Klink Road over Tekonsha Creek&powers	Branch	1900		Concrete	30	Poor
Gower Road over Coldwater River	Branch	1900		Steel	111	Poor
Iron Bridge Road over Sturgeon River	Charlevoix	1900		Steel	3	Poor
New Nature AVE over Sturgeon River	Cheboygan	1900	2019	Steel	25	Poor
Stephan Bridge RD over Au Sable River	Crawford	1900	1960	Steel	560	Fair
Johnson Road over River Styx Drain	Gratiot	1900	1971	Prestressed Concrete	111	Fair
Taft Road over Bovee Drain	Gratiot	1900	1988	Steel	56	Poor
Wood Bush Road over Traprock River	Houghton	1900		Concrete	80	Poor
Dennis Road over West Cedar Drain	Ingham	1900	1984	Prestressed Concrete	250	Poor
Chicagon Mine RD over Chicagon Creek	Iron	1900		Concrete	142	Poor
Psutka Road over Betsie River	Manistee	1900	2003	Wood or Timber	100	Poor
Lakeshore Drive over Bass Lake Outlet	Mason	1900	1972	Prestressed Concrete	1,000	Fair
Scottville Road over Swan Creek	Mason	1900	1995	Steel	2,200	Fair
Wilson Road over S Br Pere Marquette Rivr	Mason	1900	1973	Steel	100	Poor
Hawley Road over Carr Creek	Mason	1900	2004	Steel	300	Fair
Tyndall Road over Big Sable River	Mason	1900	1974	Steel	200	Poor
22 Mile RD over N Br Chippewa River	Mecosta	1900	1984	Wood or Timber	67	Fair
Currie Parkway over Tittabawassee River	Midland	1900	2023	Steel	4,550	Fair
Ottawa Lake Road over Ottawa Lake Drain	Monroe	1900		Concrete	480	Poor
Sternberg Road over Norris Creek	Muskegon	1900	1995	Wood or Timber	2,310	Fair
Life Guard Road over Sadony Bayou	Muskegon	1900		Steel	440	Poor
Lakeshore Drive over Ruddiman Creek	Muskegon	1900	1986	Concrete	12,520	Good
Amity ST over C O Railroad	Muskegon	1900	1969	Steel Continuous	1,972	Poor
Pontiac RD over Sylvan Lake	Oakland	1900		Concrete	180	Fair
South Shore Drive over Montello Park Drain	Ottawa	1900		Concrete	1,920	Poor
Bath Road over Rowley Creek	Shiawassee	1900	1965	Steel	733	Fair
East Delhi Road over Huron River	Washtenaw	1900	2008	Steel	750	Fair
Powers Street over Clam River	Wexford	1900		Concrete	560	Poor
Picnic Way over Canoe Stream	Wayne	1901	1990	Prestressed Concrete	935	Fair
Woodside Drive over Canoe Stream	Wayne	1901	2013	Steel	296	Good
S. Forman RD over Baldwin River	Lake	1901		Steel		Fair
Van Buren Trail over Paw Paw River	Van Buren	1901		Steel		Fair
Pierce Road over Bad River Drain	Gratiot	1903	1991	Prestressed Concrete	113	Fair
Baseline Road over Coldwater River	Isabella	1903	1998	Steel	192	Poor
Mlk Jr DR over Grand River	Jackson	1903	1967	Concrete	6,343	Poor
Mccamly Street over Battle Creek River	Calhoun	1904	2006	Concrete	7,500	Fair
Queens Highway over M Br Pere Marquette Riv	Lake	1904	1996	Steel	180	Poor
Brink Road over Hog Creek Drain #40	Branch	1905	2000	Steel	111	Poor
Stancer Road over Coldwater River	Branch	1905		Steel	108	Poor
6 1/2 Mile Road over Barnum Creek	Calhoun	1905	1995	Prestressed Concrete	163	Fair
Amsden Road over Dickerson Creek	Montcalm	1905	2009	Steel	37	Poor
Leslie Road over Middle Br Cass River	Sanilac	1905	1980	Prestressed Concrete	160	Fair
Diffin Road over Werners Creek	Alger	1906		Steel	50	Fair
Reynolds Road over Betsie River	Benzie	1906		Steel	54	Fair
Bauer Road over Hayworth Creek	Clinton	1906	1985	Prestressed Concrete	102	Poor
Leroy Street over Shiawassee River	Genesee	1906	1958	Concrete	10,918	Good
Copps Mine Road over Presque Isle River	Gogebic	1906		Steel	10	Poor
Alamando Road over Salt River	Midland	1906	2000	Steel	73	Poor
Kings Mill Road over Mill Race	St. Joseph	1906	1981	Wood or Timber	233	Fair
No 19 Road over Manistee River	Wexford	1906		Steel	106	Poor
Heslop Road over N Br Pine River	Arenac	1907	2011	Wood or Timber	226	Fair
12 Mile Road over Charlotte River	Chippewa	1907	1986	Steel	50	Poor
Warnick Road over Dead Creek	Saginaw	1907	1995	Steel	133	Poor
Arnold Road over Middle Br Cass River	Sanilac	1907	1980	Prestressed Concrete	150	Fair
Glassman Road over Galien River	Berrien	1908	1997	Steel	35	Fair
M-99 (superior St) over Kalamazoo River	Calhoun	1908	1993	Prestressed Concrete	7,449	Fair
64th Street over M Br Pere Marquette Riv.	Lake	1909	1994	Steel	34	Poor
Hagelgans Road over Washburn Creek	St. Joseph	1909	1996	Wood or Timber	99	Fair
Woodland Road over Au Train River	Alger	1910		Steel		Poor
Alec Johnson Road over Whitefish River	Alger	1910		Steel	5	Poor
Kivamaki Road over Whitefish River	Alger	1910		Steel	5	Poor
King Road over Whitefish River	Alger	1910		Concrete	50	Poor
Karvonen Road over Laughing Whitefish River	Alger	1910	2010	Steel	50	Fair
Maple River Road over Wise Creek	Clinton	1910	1986	Prestressed Concrete	100	Fair
Hyde Road over Hayworth Creek	Clinton	1910	1983	Prestressed Concrete	102	Fair
Bellevue HWY over Spring Brook	Eaton	1910		Concrete	1,130	Fair
Shaytown Road over Sebewa Creek	Eaton	1910		Steel	91	Poor
Ferris Road over Bass Lake Drain	Gratiot	1910	2001	Steel	72	Poor
Concord Road over S Br Kalamazoo River	Hillsdale	1910		Concrete	2,189	Fair
Brott Road over W Br ST Joseph Of Maumee	Hillsdale	1910	1982	Wood or Timber	42	Fair
Tuttle Road over E Br ST Joseph Of Maumee	Hillsdale	1910	1976	Wood or Timber	22	Poor
Elm Road over Mallory Lake Drain	Hillsdale	1910	1950	Steel	46	Poor
Campbell Road over Pinnebog River	Huron	1910	1963	Steel	65	Fair
Berne Road over Pigeon River	Huron	1910	1971	Prestressed Concrete	465	Poor
Hoxie Road over Wolf Creek	Ingham	1910	2024	Steel	50	Fair
Broadway ST over Chippewa River	Isabella	1910	1988	Concrete	2,352	Fair
Lincoln ST over Chippewa River Channel	Isabella	1910	1994	Concrete	2,161	Fair
Kniss Road over North Br Manistee River	Kalkaska	1910		Steel	19	Poor
Leffew Road over Big Bear Creek	Manistee	1910		Steel	10	Poor
Freeland Road over Jo Drain	Midland	1910	1974	Steel	2,318	Fair
N County Line Road over North Macon Creek	Monroe	1910		Steel	30	Poor
Nelson Road over Dickerson Creek	Montcalm	1910		Steel	24	Poor
Reed Road over Handy Creek	Montcalm	1910		Concrete	120	Fair
Yale Road over N Branch White River	Oceana	1910	2015	Wood or Timber	20	Fair
88th Avenue over Cedar Creek	Oceana	1910	2012	Wood or Timber	100	Fair
96th Avenue over Cedar Creek	Oceana	1910	2013	Wood or Timber	100	Fair
Schultz RD over Whitmore Drain	Saginaw	1910		Steel	10	Poor
Cole Road over Birch Run Creek	Saginaw	1910	2001	Steel	7	Poor

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