Lafayette Avenue Bridge

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Lafayette Avenue Bridge
Official name	Lafayette Avenue Bridge
Carries	M-13/M-84
Crosses	Saginaw River
Locale	Bay City, Michigan
Maintained by	Michigan Department of Transportation
Design	Girder Bridge (West Bridge) Bascule bridge (East Bridge)
Total length	310 feet (West Bridge) 436 feet (East Bridge)
Opening date	1938
Toll	None
Coordinates	43°28'55.79"N/ 83°54'45.94"W

The Lafayette Avenue Bridge is a set of two small bridges located in Bay City, Michigan. It carries Michigan Route M-13 and Michigan Route M-84 over the Saginaw River. It is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, and is the oldest of four drawbridges in Bay City.^[1]

Heading east, the first bridge carries M-13/M-84 from the western shore of the river to a small island in the middle of the river known as the "Middle Grounds". The second bridge, a small drawbridge carries the road from the Middle Grounds to the eastern shore of the river. M-13/M-84 is known as Salzburg Avenue on the east side of the river, and Lafayette Avenue on the east, which is where the bridge's name comes from.