Old Cowling Road Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rocky River on old Cowling Road
- Location
- St. Joseph County, Michigan
- Status
- Decaying
- Builder
- - William Gross
- Design
- Closed-spandrel arch
- Also called
- Old Gross
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.97078, -85.64954 (decimal degrees)
41°58'15" N, 85°38'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/611894/4647413 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Three Rivers West
- Inventory number
- BH 58793 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Jim Allen
- Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
Comments
Great website. I have some additional information on the subject bridge and would like it added to your notes. I am a former resident of Saint Joseph county and would like some assistance in declaring that bridge a historical site. I have a newspaper article from Helen Wickman on this bridge from 1981 that lays out some amazing detail and her interest in declaring it a historical site. The bridge in question is called the "Old Gross Bridge" just west of Three Rivers. My father is one of the current owners and we would like to see this bridge preserved. It was built in 1904 by Charles R Jackson and brother at a cost of $1550.00. If your society can help me get started with some research and assistance in writing the papers it would really be a win for the community. There was a recent article on the bridge at http://www.sturgisjournal.com/article/20151027/NEWS/15102926...
My name is Charley Barth and my cell phone number is 571-238-1905. Thank you!!!
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/mi/st-joseph/bh58793/
Hi! I visited this bridge this past November its beautiful!
Has there been any update on preservation?