List of covered bridges in Michigan

This is a partial list of wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Michigan. These covered bridges may be listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as Michigan State Historic Sites.

Name	Location	Built	Length (ft)	Length (m)	Type	Spans	Notes
Ackley covered bridge	Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Wayne County 42°18′12.90″N 83°14′2.68″W / 42.3035833°N 83.2340778°W / 42.3035833; -83.2340778	1832	72	22	Queen post	artificial stream	Originally spanned Enlow Fork along the Greene–Washington county line in Southwestern Pennsylvania and removed to Greenfield Village in 1937.^[1]
Ada Covered Bridge	Ada, Kent County 42°57′8.92″N 85°29′10.77″W / 42.9524778°N 85.4863250°W / 42.9524778; -85.4863250	1867 rebuilt 1980	125	38	Brown truss	Thornapple River	Listed on both the Michigan Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places
Augusta Covered Bridge	Augusta, Kalamazoo County 42°20′16″N 85°21′06″W / 42.33778°N 85.35167°W / 42.33778; -85.35167	1973	32	9.8	Queen post	Augusta Creek
Fallasburg Covered Bridge	Vergennes Township, Kent County 42°58′51″N 85°19′38″W / 42.98083°N 85.32722°W / 42.98083; -85.32722	1871	100	30	Brown truss	Flat River	Open to vehicle traffic; listed on both the Michigan Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places
Langley Covered Bridge	Centreville, St. Joseph County 41°58′2″N 85°31′41″W / 41.96722°N 85.52806°W / 41.96722; -85.52806	1887	282	86	Howe truss	St. Joseph River	Open to vehicle traffic; listed on both the Michigan Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places
Nichols Covered Bridge	Kal-Haven Trail, South Haven, Van Buren County 42°25′04″N 86°15′01″W / 42.41778°N 86.25028°W / 42.41778; -86.25028	1988 (1870)	108	33	Long truss	Black River	Built upon a former Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad trestle bridge
Whites Bridge	Keene Township, Ionia County 43°00′54.47″N 85°17′56.87″W / 43.0151306°N 85.2991306°W / 43.0151306; -85.2991306	1869, rebuilt 2020	120	37	Brown truss	Flat River	Listed with both the Michigan Historic Register and National Register of Historic Places; burned down due to arson on July 7, 2013;^[2] construction of a replica bridge approved in July 2016^[3] and completed in 2020^[4]
Zehnder's Holz Brucke	Frankenmuth, Saginaw County 43°19′30″N 83°44′22″W / 43.32500°N 83.73944°W / 43.32500; -83.73944	1979	239	73	Towne's Lattice	Cass River	Open to vehicle traffic

References edit

^ Historical Ken (February 19, 2013). "The 1832 Ackley Covered Bridge". Passion for the Past. Retrieved January 17, 2015.^{[self-published source]}
^ Bota, Karen (July 23, 2013). "Sheriff: Whites Bridge Fire Declared Arson". Ionia Sentinel-Standard. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ 24 Hour News 8 Web Staff (July 7, 2016). "White's Bridge Replica Gets Go-Ahead to Rebuild". Grand Rapids: WOOD-TV. Retrieved July 7, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.

External links edit

[1] Historical Ken (February 19, 2013). "The 1832 Ackley Covered Bridge". Passion for the Past. Retrieved January 17, 2015.^{[self-published source]}

[2] Bota, Karen (July 23, 2013). "Sheriff: Whites Bridge Fire Declared Arson". Ionia Sentinel-Standard. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

[3] 24 Hour News 8 Web Staff (July 7, 2016). "White's Bridge Replica Gets Go-Ahead to Rebuild". Grand Rapids: WOOD-TV. Retrieved July 7, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[NSPCB-4] Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.

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