Historic Bridges
MDOT maintains a listing of the historic bridges in the state; along US 31, the department has listed four structures.
In downtown Charlevoix, the US-31–Island Lake Outlet Bridge carries the highway over a channel dredged between Lake Michigan and Round Lake. Built from 1947 through 1949, it is the fifth bridge at the location. It is a double-leaf bascule bridge.
In Petoskey, the highway crosses Bear Creek on a concrete girder bridge built in 1930. At 265 feet (81 m) in length, it is the longest such bridge in Michigan.
In Manistee, the Manistee River is spanned by a double-leaf bascule bridge built in 1933.
North of Hart in Pentwater Township, the 270-foot-long (82 m) US 31–Pentwater River Bridge is a long-span steel bridge that crosses the Pentwater River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1999. It carries Oceana Drive along a former routing of US 31.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Route 31 In Michigan
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