Indian Lake Road Stone Arch Bridge
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| Location | Indian Lake Rd., E of M24, Orion, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°47′51″N 83°14′47″W / 42.79750°N 83.24639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Stone arch railroad bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000712[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 2005 |
The Indian Lake Road Stone Arch Bridge is a former railroad bridge which now carries a hiking/biking path over Indian Lake Road, just east of M-24 near Orion, Michigan. It is one of only a small number of stone arch railroad bridges known to exist in Michigan.[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
The Detroit & Bay City Railroad was chartered in 1871. They constructed a line starting in Detroit which reached the Lake Orion area in 1872 and was completed through to Bay City the next year. The Michigan Central Railroad leased the line starting in 1881, and it operated afterwards as part of the Michigan Central system.[2]
There is no record of the construction of this bridge, but a date stone in the bridge wing wall is carved with "1891," and the bridge construction is similar to three or four other known Michigan Central stone arch structures constructed at about that time.[2]
