Historic Bridges
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Ackley Covered Bridge
Wayne County
,
Michigan
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Overview
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond in Dearborn
Location
Dearborn
,
Wayne County
,
Michigan
History
Originally crossed between Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania (38-30-41x). Dismantled and moved to Dearborn in November 1937.
Builders
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Daniel Clouse
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Joshua Ackley
Design
Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 75 ft.
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/288540/2019001
(zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 37666
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,024)
Built 1832
(13)
Built during 1830s
(46)
Covered
(563)
Daniel Clouse
(1)
Dearborn, Michigan
(1)
Joshua Ackley
(1)
Michigan
(433)
Multiple Kingpost truss
(56)
Owned privately
(74)
Through truss
(5,500)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,404)
Truss
(16,188)
Wayne County, Michigan
(34)
Update Log
November 7, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
October 24, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
October 16, 2008: Added by Bill Eichelberger
Sources
Bill Eichelberger -
wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
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