Coolest Railroad Bridge in Michigan?

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LSRC
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Here's another angle of the Dead River Bridge. Photo by John Ryan.

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Don't know if this will work, but it's in "Norm's pictures album. I don't use Flikr. Bridge is in Adrian and was built in 1857.

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Norm, that's another favorite of mine. It's from when they originally built that line which is the first across Michigan. Super history right there.
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Here is a link for another stone arch bridge in Michigan and is a sister bridge to the bridge in Adrian, These bridges are rare in Michigan they are common on the LS&MS Water Level Route and the Pennsy loved building stone arch bridges.
As far as the bridges in Michigan, I like the trestle at Grand Ledge, The Bridge at Thornapple is neat too and looks a lot like the bridge in Mesick ?
Back when logging was in full swing in Michigan was there not some impressive bridges built on the logging roads ?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalrai ... 591526164/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalrai ... 591526164/

High Bridge across the Big Manistee River.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/upnorthmem ... C1-aUQ728/

Mesick MI Bridge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70251312@N ... EuK-9Qu3oV
Escanaba River Wells MI,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/view2share ... /lightbox/

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Dead River bridge....
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IMG_1182 by Mike Tabone, on Flickr
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IMG_1184 by Mike Tabone, on Flickr
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IMG_1186 by Mike Tabone, on Flickr
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Dead River by Mike Tabone, on Flickr

Another favorite of mine is the former CNW Escanaba River Bridge in Wells.
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SORE-2 South Escanaba River by Mike Tabone, on Flickr

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I don't have a photo, but the stone arch bridge in Dexter is cool.
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Norm wrote:I don't have a photo, but the stone arch bridge in Dexter is cool.
This is a streetview image I had in the gallery here. I used it for a "Where's This?" a few weeks ago...

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CSX in Grand Ledge from 2007.

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Definitely the CN (ex GTW) bridge over Fenton Rd. in Flint which was "modified" to say Grand Funk Railroad.

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Why no love for the movable span in Bay City? I found that by accident one day and fell in love, never been lucky enough to catch a train on it though.


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I vote for Niles because you know when to see a train on it.

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Maybe not the coolest, but I always liked the CHPERE MARQUETTE bridge between Saginaw and Bay City.

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