The Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge was constructed in 1924 by the Wayne County Road Commission at a cost of $65,000.[2] The bridge replaced a previous footbridge that had been erected over the Huron River to allow local children to attend school.[3] The substructure was built by Swingle & Robinson, contractors from Wyandotte, Michigan, and the superstructure by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company from Mt. Vernon, Ohio.[2]
On June 1, 2017, the Roads Division at the Wayne County Department of Public Services closed the bridge for repairs. It reopened on June 3, 2019.[4] On August 23, 2017, the Department of Public Services released the news that the 93-year-old bridge would be replaced rather than repaired.[5] Wayne County awarded the bridge reconstruction contract to Toebe Construction, LLC of Wixom. [6]
Description
The entire bridge is 207 feet (63 m) long, with a span length of 100 feet (30 m) and a width of 27 feet (8.2 m).[2] The span consists of two identical seven-panel, camelback Pratt pony trusses. Sidewalks are attached to the outside of each truss; the railings were originally concrete balustrades with urn-shaped spindles, but these have been replaced with angles with bar spindles. Solid concrete parapets line the approaches at each end of the bridge.[2]
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