CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Department of Transportation says the new M-86 bridge east of Centreville is open to traffic.
It was built to replace an historic camelback pony truss bridge which was moved 50 miles away to Cass County.
The new bridge is part of a $4.9 million investment. It’s the first MDOT bridge to use carbon fiber composite strand reinforcement which will extend the life of the bridge for at least 25 years.
The restoration and reconstruction of the original bridge is expected to be finished next September.
The bridge was originally built in 1923 on Telegraph Road over the Rouge River in Detroit. The bridge was moved to east of Centreville in 1938 under the Public Works Administration program.
