Michigan State Highway Department
Government agency in Michigan, founded 1905, based in Lansing, Michigan
Designer of Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges, the structure that opened in Brownstown Charter Township in 1930, on the National Register since 2000. Another 2 of Michigan State Highway Department's works are on record across 2 counties, built from 1922 to 1930, each on the map below.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 3
- of work here, 1922 to 1930
- 8 years
- towns and cities, Brownstown Charter Township most of all
- 3
- notable works beyond Metro Detroit
- 7
Michigan State Highway Department's skyline, here and beyond
All 3 of Michigan State Highway Department's works on record, with Michigan State Highway Department's work elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
All 3 of Michigan State Highway Department's works on record, with Michigan State Highway Department's work elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges
1930, Brownstown Charter Township, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Photographed standing in 2010
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The story
The records date Michigan State Highway Department to 1905, with Lansing, Michigan as its home. Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges heads Michigan State Highway Department's work in Metro Detroit, a structure in Brownstown Charter Township, finished in 1930 and listed on the National Register in 2000.
Of Michigan State Highway Department's work here, the region has lost the Wadhams Road, Pine River Bridge, demolished in 2007 and the Vernier Street, Swan Creek Bridge, demolished in 2014. Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges still stands.
Michigan State Highway Department's work spreads across St. Clair County and Wayne County, in 3 towns. Outside Metro Detroit, Michigan State Highway Department's work includes the Fruitport Road, Pettys Bayou Bridge in Spring Lake Township, Michigan (1948), the Lake Leelanau Narrows Bridge in Leland Township, Michigan, and the M-72, Au Sable River Bridge in Grayling, Michigan.
The record opens in 1922 with the Vernier Street, Swan Creek Bridge, as the auto boom spread out from Detroit and the suburbs began to fill in, and closes in 1930 with Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges. Go see Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges at Jefferson Ave. over Huron R.; Harbin Dr. over Silver Creek Canal for yourself.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a constitutional government principal department of the US state of Michigan.
Michigan State Highway Department in Metro Detroit, oldest first
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Vernier Street, Swan Creek Bridge
1922, Ira Township, Structure
Demolished in 2014
Photo: User:Notorious4life, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wadhams Road, Pine River Bridge
1928, St. Clair Township, Structure
Demolished in 2007
Photo: Michigan State Highway Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jefferson Avenue, Huron River and Harbin Drive, Silver Creek Canal Bridges
1930, Brownstown Charter Township, Structure
Photographed standing in 2010
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where their buildings stand
3 works on the map
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- Demolished
- Altered
- 4Works close together
3 works on the map
Beyond Metro Detroit
7 notable works by Michigan State Highway Department in 7 places, as Wikidata lists them.
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Fruitport Road, Pettys Bayou Bridge Spring Lake Township, Michigan, 1948 Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Lake Leelanau Narrows Bridge Leland Township, Michigan Photo: Rochelle Briggeman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
M-72, Au Sable River Bridge Grayling, Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
M-88, Intermediate River Bridge Bellaire, Michigan Photo: Keller.baum, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
US-12, Coldwater River Bridge Coldwater, Michigan Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
West Mitchell Street Bridge Petoskey, Michigan Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
US 2, Iron River Bridge Iron River, Michigan
Where the work stands
- Brownstown Township
- Ira Township
- St. Clair Township
Photo credits
All 9 photos on Michigan State Highway Department's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Jefferson Ave-Huron River and Harbin Dr-Silver Creek Bridges, Wayne Co MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vernier Street-Swan Creek Bridge (Ira Township, Michigan), 2011 Photo: User:Notorious4life, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wadhams Road, Pine River Bridge This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of..., 1926 Photo: Michigan State Highway Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fruitport Road, Pettys Bayou Bridge Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lake Leelanau Narrows Bridge Photo: Rochelle Briggeman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- M-72, Au Sable River Bridge Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- M-88, Intermediate River Bridge Photo: Keller.baum, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- US-12, Coldwater River Bridge Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- West Mitchell Street Bridge Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Michigan State Highway Department come from Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Photos; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.