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Ackley Covered Bridge

Wayne County, Michigan
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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Overview
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over pond in Dearborn
Location
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
Status
Open to horse-drawn carriages
History
Originally crossed between Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania (38-30-41x). Dismantled and moved to Dearborn in November 1937.
Builders
- Daniel Clouse
- Joshua Ackley
Design
Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.30424, -83.22445   (decimal degrees)
42°18'15" N, 83°13'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/316651/4685952 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Dearborn
Inventory number
BH 37666 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Built 1832 (24)
Built during 1830s (89)
Covered (925)
Daniel Clouse (1)
Dearborn, Michigan (1)
Joshua Ackley (1)
Michigan (609)
Multiple Kingpost truss (91)
 Open (28,310)
Owned privately (543)
Relocated (364)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)
Truss (23,568)
Wayne County, Michigan (41)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • February 14, 2010: New photo from Robert Stephenson
  • 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
  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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