List of covered bridges in Michigan explained

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.

NameLocationBuiltLength (ft)Length (m)TypeSpansNotes
Ackley covered bridgeGreenfield Village, Dearborn, Wayne County
183272feetQueen postartificial streamOriginally spanned Enlow Fork along the GreeneWashington county line in Southwestern Pennsylvania and removed to Greenfield Village in 1937.[1]
Ada Covered BridgeAda, Kent County
1867
rebuilt 1980
125feetBrown trussThornapple RiverListed on both the Michigan Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places
Augusta Covered BridgeAugusta, Kalamazoo County
197332feetQueen postAugusta Creek
Fallasburg Covered BridgeVergennes Township, Kent County
1871100feetBrown trussFlat RiverOpen to vehicle traffic; listed on both the Michigan Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places
Langley Covered BridgeCentreville, St. Joseph County
1887282feetHowe trussSt. Joseph RiverOpen to vehicle traffic; listed on both the Michigan Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places
Nichols Covered BridgeKal-Haven Trail, South Haven, Van Buren County
1988
(1870)
108feetLong trussBlack RiverBuilt upon a former Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad trestle bridge
Whites BridgeKeene Township, Ionia County
1869, rebuilt 2020120feetBrown trussFlat RiverListed 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 BruckeFrankenmuth, Saginaw County
1979239feetTowne's LatticeCass RiverOpen to vehicle traffic

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Ken . February 19, 2013 . The 1832 Ackley Covered Bridge . Passion for the Past . January 17, 2015 .
  2. News: Karen . Bota . July 23, 2013 . Sheriff: Whites Bridge Fire Declared Arson . . January 17, 2015 .
  3. News: 24 Hour News 8 Web Staff . July 7, 2016 . White's Bridge Replica Gets Go-Ahead to Rebuild . Grand Rapids . . July 7, 2016 .
  4. Book: Caswell . William S. . World Guide to Covered Bridges . National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges . Concord, New Hampshire . 978-0-578-30263-8 . 2021 .