Three Phantom Bridges Discovered Along a Ghost Road Near Maybee, Michigan, Large Holes in Bridge

I did some research and found out after talking to the county that the bridge was built around 1920. The main concrete arch bridge is around 82 feet long while the two smaller bridges are about 30 feet long each. The road was closed on July 30th, 1987. About 21 years later on March 12th, 2008, the bridge was removed from the national bridge index. The county also informed me that the James Road Bridge/James Road has not gone through the abandonment procedures. However the bridge was closed for safety reasons.
GPS Location: 42º02'49.5"N 83º29'40.2"W

[@jeffs5093]

That concrete bridge would have been a beautiful bridge in it's day. Great video

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

I agree 100%

[@PracticalKen]

Thanks for showing history off the beaten path.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

My pleasure!

[@DavidLeeFerrell]

Fantastic! Thank you for producing this video - and capturing/recapping the history, Satolli!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you liked the video!

[@matthewmaier1129]

Nice video. I know right where that road is but have never seen the bridges myself. Brings back memories of playing in the southern Michigan woods.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you like the video.

[@jackwalsh1468]

Satolli, a very informative and entertaining video. Thank you and Cheers, Mate.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you liked it!

[@musclecarmitch908]

Awesome Phantom bridge finds! Thanks for sharing!👍

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

You're welcome!

[@itsmissyd7]

That's awesome. Thank you for posting. 😊

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

You are most welcome.

[@Dodsquatch]

I love things like this. I’ve seen a couple phantom bridges a few years ago not far from where I lived but never drove down to explore them. Not sure they’re still there now. I’ve also been fascinated by old maps with previous alignments that once crossed fords. There are a couple places like that not far from me.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

What part of the country are you located in?

[@Dodsquatch]

@@historyinyourownbackyard2363 Louisville KY area. I believe the phantom bridges were on the old Preston Highway alignment just north of Shepherdsville. They crossed Brooks Run and Blue Lick Creek.

[@Dodsquatch]

@@historyinyourownbackyard2363 I’m near Louisville KY. I think the bridges I had seen were on the old Preston Highway (rte 61) alignment over Brooks Run and Blue Lick Creek just north of Shepherdsville.

[@mikecarr4576]

Here in Hillsdale County, Michigan, I enjoyed taking my motorbike down every unused road I could find. There were many due to swamps and the difficulty to maintain them. During the 70's and 80's the right of ways were returned to land owners.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Those days are long gone now, aren't they?

[@2tmx54]

A folding off-road ebike would be great to explore and see where those old roads lead.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Exactly!!!

[@susanjaeger9851]

The Old World is everywhere. It's all around us.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Yes it is!

[@joeanderson9852]

❤❤

[@darrylgoss5857]

These may possibly be the original alignment of US-23.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

I never even thought about that.

[@user-vc2im1gm9k]

By my parents house road was still open in late 80s early 90s

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

I just went by what the county told me.

[@kellyrosenthal2821]

Look up the history of my home town in Michigan. Cohoctah township, Howell Michigan. Crazy history from Indians to the KKK. Nowadays it's just a small town. ❤

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

OK, thanks.

[@MrBarrySell]

Exeter Township and it’s not the James Brown Road. If you want an interesting story look up the (NOLF) naval auxiliary landing fields in Monroe County.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Thanks for the tip!

[@johnswigler6512]

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