M-26–Silver River Culvert Explained

M-26–Silver River Culvert
Location:	over Silver River, Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan
Coordinates:	47.4631°N -88.0722°W
Built:	1930
Architect:	Keweenaw County Road Commission
Architecture:	multiplate steel culvert
Added:	December 17, 1999
Refnum:	99001527

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;^[1] they also built the US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge^[2] and the M-26–Cedar Creek Culvert^[3] around the same time. The M-26–Silver River Culvert was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Staff . M-26–Silver River Culvert . Historic Sites Online . . August 12, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150611/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15280.htm . June 6, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: Statff . US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge . Historic Sites Online . Michigan State Housing Development Authority . August 12, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150306/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/1953.htm . June 6, 2011 .
3. Web site: Staff . M-26–Cedar Creek Culvert . Historic Sites Online . Michigan State Housing Development Authority . August 12, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150626/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15268.htm . June 6, 2011 . dead .
4. News: Jackson . Colin . MDOT Replacement of Silver River Bridge to Create Significant Keweenaw Detour . April 6, 2023 . Upper Michigan's Source . . April 6, 2023 . Negaunee, Michigan . en.