List of covered bridges in Michigan

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Entrance to Zehnder's Covered Bridge or Zehnder's Holz Brucke, Frankenmuth, Michigan. Covered bridge entrance, Frankenmuth, Michigan, 2015-01-11.jpg
Entrance to Zehnder's Covered Bridge or Zehnder's Holz Brucke, Frankenmuth, 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.

NameLocationBuiltLength (ft)Length (m)TypeSpansNotes
Ackley covered bridge Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Wayne County
42°18′12.90″N83°14′2.68″W / 42.3035833°N 83.2340778°W / 42.3035833; -83.2340778
18327222 Queen post artificial streamOriginally spanned Enlow Fork along the GreeneWashington county line in Southwestern Pennsylvania and removed to Greenfield Village in 1937. [1]
Ada Covered Bridge Ada, Kent County
42°57′8.92″N85°29′10.77″W / 42.9524778°N 85.4863250°W / 42.9524778; -85.4863250
1867
rebuilt 1980
12538 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″N85°21′06″W / 42.33778°N 85.35167°W / 42.33778; -85.35167
1973329.8 Queen post Augusta Creek
Fallasburg Covered Bridge Vergennes Township, Kent County
42°58′51″N85°19′38″W / 42.98083°N 85.32722°W / 42.98083; -85.32722
187110030 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″N85°31′41″W / 41.96722°N 85.52806°W / 41.96722; -85.52806
188728286 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″N86°15′01″W / 42.41778°N 86.25028°W / 42.41778; -86.25028
1988
(1870)
10833 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″N85°17′56.87″W / 43.0151306°N 85.2991306°W / 43.0151306; -85.2991306
1869, rebuilt 202012037 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″N83°44′22″W / 43.32500°N 83.73944°W / 43.32500; -83.73944
197923973 Towne's Lattice Cass River Open to vehicle traffic

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References

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  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)
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