M-26–Silver River Culvert

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = M-26–Silver River Culvert

| nrhp_type =

| image = M-26-Silver River Culvert Keweenaw County MI 2009.jpg

| caption =

| location = {{jct|state=MI|MI|26}} over Silver River, Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan

| coordinates = {{coord|47|27|47|N|88|4|20|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Michigan#USA

| area =

| built = 1930

| architect = Keweenaw County Road Commission

| architecture = multiplate steel culvert

| added = December 17, 1999

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500271|title=Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS}}

| refnum = 99001527{{NRISref|2009a|dateform=mdy}}

}}

The M-26–Silver River Culvert is a highway bridge located on M-26 over the Silver River in Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan. The Keweenaw County Road Commission built the bridge in 1930;{{cite web |author= Staff |url= http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15280.htm |title= M-26–Silver River Culvert |work= Historic Sites Online |publisher= Michigan State Housing Development Authority |access-date= August 12, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150611/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15280.htm |archive-date= June 6, 2011 |url-status= dead }} they also built the US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge{{cite web |author= Statff |url= http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/1953.htm |title= US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge |work= Historic Sites Online |publisher= Michigan State Housing Development Authority |access-date= August 12, 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150306/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/1953.htm |archive-date= June 6, 2011 }} and the M-26–Cedar Creek Culvert{{cite web |author= Staff |url= http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15268.htm |title= M-26–Cedar Creek Culvert |work= Historic Sites Online |publisher= Michigan State Housing Development Authority |access-date= August 12, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150626/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15268.htm |archive-date= June 6, 2011 |url-status= dead }} around the same time. The M-26–Silver River Culvert was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

The Michigan Department of Transportation removed the structure in late April 2023 and replaced it with a modern concrete beam bridge in a $2.9 million project.{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Colin |title=MDOT Replacement of Silver River Bridge to Create Significant Keweenaw Detour |url=https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/04/06/mdot-replacement-silver-river-bridge-create-significant-keweenaw-detour/ |access-date=April 6, 2023 |work=Upper Michigan's Source |publisher=WLUC-TV |date=April 6, 2023 |location=Negaunee, Michigan |language=en}} The newly reconstructed was opened at the end of June 2023.{{cite news | title = New Michigan Silver River Bridge Set to Open in Coming Weeks | date = June 29, 2023 | newspaper = Roads and Bridges | url = https://www.roadsbridges.com/bridge-construction/news/33007461/new-michigan-silver-river-bridge-set-to-open-in-coming-weeks}}