Structure, Dearborn, since 1948
US 12 Bridges
Photographed standing in 2010
- Opened
- 1948
- Style
- stringer
- Standing
- 78 years
US 12 Bridges has stood on US 12 over I-94 and westbound I-94 ramp in Dearborn since 1948, 78 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
In 1948, through the Depression, the war years and the postwar move to the suburbs, US 12 Bridges opened in Dearborn.
It was built in the 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 US 12 over I-94 and westbound I-94 ramp. Photos never get the scale right.
The US 12 Bridges are two bridges carrying U.S. Route 12 (US 12) over Interstate 94 (I-94) and the westbound I-94 ramp in Dearborn, Michigan. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Timeline
- 1948 Built stringer, deckplate girder
- 2000 Listed on the National Register February 4, 2000
- 2026 Today 78 years and still standing
Where it is
US 12 over I-94 and westbound I-94 ramp, Dearborn
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- US12 bridge over I94, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- US12 bridge over I94 onramp, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- US12 bridge over I94, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, 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.