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Perspective, 320 Degrees, Northwest

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Oblique Perspective, Due North

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Structural Detail, Looking North

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Lower Chord Structural Detail

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South Abutment, Detail. Note Missing Strut To Left

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South Portal Perspective, Looking North

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South Portal Elevation

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Interior From Mid-Span, Looking South

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Interior, North Portal

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Oblique Perspective, Looking South

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Below Deck, Looking South

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North Portal Elevation, Looking South

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Perspective, South

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over Flat River on White's Bridge Road
Location: Smyrna, Ionia County, Michigan
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1867-1869; Subsequent work 1936, 1967, 1991;
Builders: - Jared N. Bresee
- Joseph H. Walker
Design: Covered Through truss
White's Bridge is one of two surviving examples of a Brown truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented by Josiah Brown Jr. in 1857, the Brown truss represents a mid-nineteenth century flowering of innovation in American timber bridge design.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 118.8 ft.
Total length: 120.7 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.01470, -85.29790 (decimal degrees)
43°00'53" N, 85°17'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/638703/4763852 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Smyrna, Michigan UTM: 16.638704.4763854
Inventory numbers: NRHP 73002330 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20074 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 13.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 177

Update Log

August 13, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER MI-331 - White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ionia County, MI

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