The Cut River Bridge

 I've been meaning to get to the Cut River at some point.  Since boat traffic was very sparse until later in the day, I decided to head over.

The Cut River Bridge is also called the Heath Michael Robinson Bridge after 2014.  It was named after a Navy SEAL that was killed in Afghanistan.

The Cut River Bridge is a steel deck cantilevered bridge.  It is one of two in Michigan.  The other one is on M55.

It was built in 1947 by W.J. Meagher and Sons.

It spans 300 feet.

It is 147 feet tall.

It looks pretty cool.

I'll have to get over here in the fall, I would imagine it would look really cool then.

The Cut River Bridge

The Cut River Bridge is about 25 miles northwest of St. Ignace as you head on West US-2. It one of two cantilevered bridges in Michigan and was built in 1947. It's been shutdown the past couple years, so I didn't have a chance to see it. I couldn't get as many pictures of it as I wanted as the park was closed and the stairs around it were pretty treacherous.

The bridge is 147 feet tall and 641 feet long. This bridge design is more common out east.

Another shot of the bridge.

Looking under the bridge. I would imagine the truss calculations for this bridge would be fun.

Looking at the bridge from the other side.