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Ada Covered Bridge (Replica) 22-41-01 #2
Description
A replica Brown truss bridge to replace the one destroyed by fire in 1979. The original plans were located and used in the new bridge.
Facts
- Overview
- Brown truss bridge over Thornapple River
- Location
- Ada, Kent County, Michigan
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1867; Closed 1930; Bypassed 1931; Destroyed 1979; Replaced 1980
- Design
- Brown through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 125.0 ft.
- Recognition
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Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970
- Also called
- Bradfield Covered Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.95250, -85.48601 (decimal degrees)
42°57'09" N, 85°29'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/623498/4756651 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Cascade
- Inventory numbers
- WGCB 22-41-01 #2 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 70000275 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 59691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 1, 2015: New photo from John Loxton
- February 24, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
- February 24, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
- February 13, 2014: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed to a Brown truss
- February 13, 2014: Added by Jack Schmidt
Sources
- Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- John Loxton