Leeper Park Michigan Street Bridge

The Leeper Park Michigan Street Bridge Project aims to rehabilitate the historic bridge carrying State Road 933 (Michigan Street) across the St. Joseph River just north of downtown South Bend, Indiana. This bridge is unique to the landscape of the city. Constructed in 1914, the structure is a reinforced concrete arch bridge faced with Bedford limestone designed by Charles W. Cole, Mishawaka City Engineer. This project will reconstruct the primary elements of the bridge while maintaining its defining characteristics. Alternatives analysis, environmental review, and design are ongoing to identify and develop the best solution. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2025.

Resources

View The Bridge Through The Years

  • Leeper Bridge in 1919
  • Leeper Bridge in 1958
  • Leeper Bridge in the 1920s overhead
  • Leeper Bridge in 1936
  • Leeper Bridge in the 1920s
  • Leeper Bridge in South Bend, Indiana
  • Leeper Bridge in the fall
  • Leeper Bridge 2006 construction
  • Leeper Bridge lit during the winter
  • Leeper Bridge looking west
  • Road on Leeper Bridge
  • Leeper Bridge in the summer

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The Michigan Street Bridge has been an important and iconic feature of the Historic Leeper Park and the South Bend roadway network since the bridge’s construction in 1914. We understand that this bridge is important to many of you and that you may have questions or concerns about this project. Please feel free to start a conversation with us using the form below. We are happy to help answer any questions or concerns you may have, and we welcome hearing about your memories of the bridge. Feel free to send us your photos of the bridge as well.

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