Structure, Riley Township, since 1935
Masters Road, Belle River Bridge
Still standing, photographed 2012
- Opened
- 1935
- Style
- Steel I-beam Stringer
- Standing
- 91 years
The Masters Road, Belle River Bridge has stood on Masters Road over the Belle River in Riley Township since 1935, 91 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The Masters Road, Belle River Bridge opened in 1935, as the region worked through hard times and then boomed after the war.
It was built in the Steel I-beam Stringer style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Go see it at Masters Road over the Belle River. Photos never get the scale right.
The Masters Road, Belle River Bridge is a bridge carrying Masters Road over the Belle River in Riley Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Timeline
- 1935 Built Steel I-beam Stringer
- 2000 Listed on the National Register January 27, 2000
- 2026 Today 91 years and still standing
Where it is
Masters Road over the Belle River, Riley Township
Google has no street picture right at this spot. The map still shows it.
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Masters Road, Belle River Bridge, Riley Township, Michigan, 2012 Photo: Notorious4life, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.