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Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges

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The Harbin Drive Bridge is a much smaller bridge at only 45 feet (14 m) long and 27 feet (8.2 m) wide. It carries the sparsely traveled Harbin Drive over the Silver Creek Canal, which drains into the Huron River. It is located just north of the Jefferson Avenue Bridge, and the two are
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connected by a continuous railing. The Harbin Drive Bridge was actually constructed a few years earlier than the Jefferson Avenue Bridge, although this exact construction date is unknown. Harbin Drive is a gravel road that connects a few residential dwellings on a narrow island in the river.
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The larger of the two bridges is the three-span Jefferson Avenue Bridge. It is 165 feet (50 m) long and 36 feet (11 m) wide. It carries a two-lane road, known as West Jefferson Avenue north of the river and as the U.S. Turnpike south of the river. It was built in 1930 by the
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was built high enough to ensure it could remain stationary and still allow small vessels to pass beneath it. Due to its age, the bridge's structure has deteriorated in recent years, but the driving road surface was repaired as recently as 2016.
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Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges (the United States)
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are two separate bridges, sharing a continuous railing, that were jointly listed on the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Michigan
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Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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articles but is only counted once for the total state listings.
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National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan
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Jefferson Avenue-Huron River and Harbin Drive-Silver Creek Canal Bridges
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site

Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges is located in Michigan
Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges is located in the United States
West Jefferson Avenue
Huron River
Berlin
Brownstown
MI
42°02′32″N 83°12′52″W / 42.04222°N 83.21444°W / 42.04222; -83.21444
Michigan State Highway Department
MPS
Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
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National Register of Historic Places
West Jefferson Avenue
Huron River
Brownstown Charter Township
Wayne County
Berlin Charter Township
Monroe County
Clinton–Kalamazoo Canal
Main Street Historic District
Lake Erie
Detroit
Toledo
Michigan Historic Site
Jefferson Avenue Bridge

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