Movable - Bascule bridges in Michigan
A movable span that tilts upward on a pivot, like a drawbridge. Michigan has 21 of them, 0.2% of its bridges. Nationally this type accounts for 0.1% of all bridges.Compare states for this type.
- Movable - Bascule bridges
- 21
- Poor condition
- 14%
- 3 bridges
- Average age
- 66.6 yrs
- Combined length
- 2 mi
Busiest movable - bascule bridges in Michigan
Top 21 by daily traffic| Bridge | County | Location | Built | Type | Length | Daily traffic | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-31 over Grand River M-104 Conn No. 000000000008699 | Ottawa County | Grand Haven-Ferrysburg | 1960 | Movable - Bascule | 693 ft | 66,750 | Fair |
| M-25 over Saginaw River & Jfk DR No. 000000000000646 | Bay County | In Bay City | 1958 | Movable - Bascule | 854 ft | 23,441 | Fair |
| Truman Parkway over Saginaw Rv;martin St&rr No. 000000000000749 | Bay County | In Bay City | 1976 | Movable - Bascule | 1,211 ft | 21,832 | Fair |
| Woodside Ave over Saginaw River and Mcrr No. 000000000000747 | Bay County | Bay City | 1987 | Movable - Bascule | 2,344 ft | 19,300 | Fair |
| US-31 over Manistee River No. 000000000006436 | Manistee County | In Manistee | 1933 | Movable - Bascule | 316 ft | 17,789 | Fair |
| M-13 & M-84 over E Channel Saginaw River No. 000000000000586 | Bay County | In Bay City (lafayette Av | 1938 | Movable - Bascule | 508 ft | 16,380 | Poor |
| 10th Street over Black River No. 000000000010257 | St. Clair County | In Port Huron | 1957 | Movable - Bascule | 375 ft | 15,710 | Fair |
| Second Avenue over Thunder Bay River No. 000000000000357 | Alpena County | 0.2 MI E of US23 | 1939 | Movable - Bascule | 264 ft | 15,700 | Fair |
| US-31 over Pine River No. 000000000001471 | Charlevoix County | In Charlevoix | 1949 | Movable - Bascule | 223 ft | 15,321 | Fair |
| Dix Road over Rouge River No. 000000000012229 | Wayne County | Dearborn/Detroit W/Miller | 1927 | Movable - Bascule | 222 ft | 11,218 | Poor |
| M-63 over ST Joseph River No. 000000000000880 | Berrien County | In ST Joseph | 1949 | Movable - Bascule | 713 ft | 11,015 | Fair |
| Jefferson Avenue over Rouge River No. 000000000012214 | Wayne County | Det&rivrrgen/Schaefer | 1922 | Movable - Bascule | 248 ft | 10,938 | Poor |
| M-29 over Pine River No. 000000000009977 | St. Clair County | In ST Clair | 1975 | Movable - Bascule | 200 ft | 9,706 | Fair |
| I-94 Bl over Black River No. 000000000009956 | St. Clair County | In Port Huron (military a | 1991 | Movable - Bascule | 147 ft | 9,408 | Fair |
| 7th Street over Black River No. 000000000010256 | St. Clair County | In Port Huron | 1933 | Movable - Bascule | 272 ft | 9,076 | Fair |
| Dyckman Avenue over Black River No. 000000000010808 | Van Buren County | City of South Haven | 1967 | Movable - Bascule | 237 ft | 8,800 | Fair |
| I-94 Bl over ST Joseph River No. 000000000000778 | Berrien County | 0.3 MI W of Riverview | 1976 | Movable - Bascule | 571 ft | 7,850 | Fair |
| 1st Street over Menominee River No. 000000000006880 | Menominee County | In Menominee City | 1972 | Movable - Bascule | 576 ft | 7,640 | Fair |
| M-85 over Rouge River No. 000000000013311 | Wayne County | M-85 at Rouge River | 2013 | Movable - Bascule | 330 ft | 7,317 | Fair |
| US-23 over Cheboygan River No. 000000000001501 | Cheboygan County | In Cheboygan (state St) | 1940 | Movable - Bascule | 169 ft | 7,273 | Fair |
| Maple Street over Manistee River No. 000000000006470 | Manistee County | In Manistee | 1964 | Movable - Bascule | 286 ft | 1,466 | Good |
Counties with the most
| St. Clair County | 4 |
| Bay County | 4 |
| Wayne County | 3 |
| Manistee County | 2 |
| Berrien County | 2 |
| Menominee County | 1 |
| Ottawa County | 1 |
| Van Buren County | 1 |
| Alpena County | 1 |
| Charlevoix County | 1 |
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