In Michigan, you are never more than six miles away from water. Not only are we surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, but we also have more than 6,500 lakes and 120 major rivers. With all of this water surrounding us it is not much of a surprise that Michigan is also home to many bridges. Michigan’s bridges vary greatly in size and design, but many have become iconic landmarks to the communities they are in. We’ve had the chance to profile many of the historic bridges of Michigan, and wanted to put links to all of those posts in one easy-to-navigate location. Below each of the photos in this post you will find a brief description of each bridge, and links to the longer post about it.
Ada Covered Bridge, Ada
covered bridge, 125 feet
open to pedestrian traffic only
Black River Harbor Bridge, Bessemer
suspension bridge, 193 feet
open to pedestrian traffic only (North Country Trail)
Blue Water Bridges, Port Huron
cantilever truss bridge, 6,178 feet (eastbound)
continuous tied arch bridge, 6,109 feet (westbound)
open to vehicle traffic between Port Huron, MI and Sarnia, ON, Canada
Croswell Swinging Bridge, Croswell
suspension bridge, 139 feet
open to pedestrian traffic only
Cut River Bridge (Heath M. Robinson Memorial Bridge), Mackinac County
cantilevered steel deck bridge, 641 feet
open to vehicle traffic on US-2
Donald F. Nichols Covered Bridge, South Haven
wooden covered bridge on an old railroad bridge, 180 feet
open to pedestrian traffic on the Kal-Haven Trail
Eagle River Bridges, Eagle River
steel bridge, 139 feet
open to pedestrian traffic only (Lake Shore Drive Bridge)
wooden arch bridge, 152 feet
open to vehicle traffic on M-26 (Eagle River Timber Bridge)
Fallasburg Covered Bridge, Lowell
Brown truss covered bridge, 100 feet
open to pedestrian and vehicle traffic
Fisher’s Covered Bridge, Mt. Pleasant
covered bridge
open to pedestrian traffic in Deerfield Nature Park
Historic Bridge Park, Battle Creek
Charlotte Hwy. Bridge: metal truss bridge, 177 feet
Gale Road Bridge: metal truss bridge, 118 feet
Bauer Road Bridge: metal truss bridge, 89 feet
133rd Avenue Bridge, metal truss bridge, 66 feet
20 Mile Road Bridge, metal truss bridge, 64 feet
Holz Brucke, Frankenmuth
wooden covered bridge, 239 feet
open to pedestrian and vehicle traffic
Langley Covered Bridge, Centreville
covered bridge, 282 feet
open to vehicle traffic
Little Mac Bridge, Reed City
wooden suspension bridge, 245 feet
open to pedestrian traffic
Mackinac Bridge, Mackinaw City/St. Ignace
suspension bridge, 26,732 feet
open to vehicle traffic, (pedestrian traffic Labor Day only)
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Mottville Bridge, Mottville
three-span camelback bridge, 270 feet
open to pedestrian traffic only
New Richmond Bridge (57th St. Bridge), Fennville
pony truss swing bridge, 422 feet
open to pedestrian use only
Pierce Stocking Bridge, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
wooden covered bridge
open to one-way vehicle and bicycle traffic
Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton/Hancock
vertical lift bridge, 500 feet
open to vehicle, pedestrian, snowmobile traffic
Ramsay Keystone Bridge
stone arch bridge, 45 feet
open to pedestrians only, best viewed from nearby park
Reed City Covered Bridge, Reed City
covered bridge on top of railroad truss, 151 feet
open to pedestrians, bicycles, snowmobiles
Second Street Bridge, Allegan
single-span truss bridge, 225 feet
open to one-lane vehicle traffic
Sixth Street Bridge, Grand Rapids
longest and oldest metal truss bridge in Michigan, 536 feet
open to one-lane vehicle traffic, pedestrians
Two Hearted River Bridge
wooden suspension bridge
open to pedestrian traffic only
White’s Bridge, Smyrna
Brown truss covered bridge, 120 feet
open to vehicle traffic