M-26–Silver River Culvert

The M-26–Silver River Culvert is a highway bridge located on M-26 over the Silver River in Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan. The Keweenaw County Road Commission built the bridge in 1930;[2] they also built the US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge[3] and the M-26–Cedar Creek Culvert[4] around the same time. The M-26–Silver River Culvert was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

M-26–Silver River Culvert
M-26–Silver River Culvert is located in Michigan
M-26–Silver River Culvert
M-26–Silver River Culvert is located in the United States
M-26–Silver River Culvert
Location M-26 over Silver River, Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan
Coordinates47°27′47″N 88°4′20″W / 47.46306°N 88.07222°W / 47.46306; -88.07222
Built1930
ArchitectKeweenaw County Road Commission
Architectural stylemultiplate steel culvert
MPSHighway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference No.99001527[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1999

The Michigan Department of Transportation will remove the structure starting in late April 2023 and replace it with a modern concrete beam bridge in a project expected to take 10 weeks and cost $2.9 million.[5]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Staff. "M-26–Silver River Culvert". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  3. ^ Statff. "US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Staff. "M-26–Cedar Creek Culvert". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  5. ^ Jackson, Colin (April 6, 2023). "MDOT Replacement of Silver River Bridge to Create Significant Keweenaw Detour". Upper Michigan's Source. Negaunee, Michigan: WLUC-TV. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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