M-26–Silver River Culvert

United States historic place


M-26–Silver River Culvert
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


47°27′47″N 88°4′20″W / 47.46306°N 88.07222°W / 47.46306; -88.07222
Built	1930
Architect	Keweenaw County Road Commission
Architectural style	multiplate steel culvert
MPS	Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference No.	99001527^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 17, 1999

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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.