12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge

July 2025 April 2025 12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge 12 Mile Road Bridge Ceresco.jpg The bridge in March 2016 Kalamazoo River Ceresco, Michigan 115 ft m 24.5 ft m 57.5 ft m 2 $35,070 42.2700 -85.0615 region:US-MI inline,title Staff http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/1736.htm 12 Mile Road/Kalamazoo River Bridge State Historic Preservation Office Michigan State Housing Development Authority September 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103182819/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/1736.htm November 3, 2013 dead yes 12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge 1920 December 22, 1999 9900161099001610 2009a mdy The 12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge, also known as State Reward Bridge No. 53, is a filled-spandrel concrete arch bridge in Ceresco, Michigan, that carries 12 Mile Road over the Kalamazoo River. Built in 1920, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History Plans for the bridge were developed by the Michigan State Highway Department from standard plans. The structure was built by Calhoun County in 1920 as State Reward Bridge No. 53. The contract was awarded to L. Smith, H.A. Nichols, and M.C. Nichols, of Hastings, Michigan, for their bid of $25,175 submitted on March 11, 1920. Construction cost $35,070, half of which was paid by the state of Michigan.12 Mile Rd. / Kalamazoo River http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9620_11154_11188-26447--,00.html Historic Bridges Michigan Department of Transportation September 7, 2012 The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1999. It was eligible for its historical integrity and as a good example of the filled-spandrel design. The 23 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge, also in Calhoun County, was added the same day.Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/20/99 Through 12/23/99 https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-1999-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf National Register of Historic Places National Park Service September 4, 2012 In July 2010, the Kalamazoo River oil spill affected the stretch of river that the bridge crosses.McGowan Elizabeth Song Lisa The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1 http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20120626/dilbit-diluted-bitumen-enbridge-kalamazoo-river-marshall-michigan-oil-spill-6b-pipeline-epa?page=show InsideClimate News June 26, 2012 September 10, 2012 Design and location The bridge is in the unincorporated village of Ceresco. https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.27,-85.0614&spn=0.01,0.01&t=m&q=42.27,-85.0614 Ceresco, MI September 7, 2012 A dam was previously located just upstream of the bridge, but was demolished in 2014 as part of the cleanup after the Enbridge oil spill.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/07/cleaned-up_kalamazoo_river_unr.html Cleaned-up Kalamazoo River 'unrecognizable' to Ceresco historian with loss of town's dam Mlive July 21, 2014 March 26, 2016 The two-span bridge is 115 ft m long and has a filled-spandrel concrete arch design. The arches are elliptical barrel vaults trimmed by a projecting string course. The bridge's parapet railings, built of solid concrete, each have ten recesses. At the corners and middle of the railings are concrete lampposts lacking fixtures. At the northwest and southeast corners are affixed bridge plates. See also Michigan National Register of Historic Places Transport Engineering List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Michigan References Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Category:Arch bridges in the United States Category:National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Michigan Category:Concrete bridges in the United States Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Calhoun County, Michigan Category:Kalamazoo River