Fallasburg Bridge
Fallasburg Bridge (alternatively Fallassburgh Bridge) is a 100-foot (30 m) span Brown truss covered bridge, erected in 1871 in Vergennes Township, Michigan, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lowell on the Flat River. Carrying Covered Bridge Road across the Flat, it is located in the Fallasburg Historical District south of Whites Bridge and Smyrna. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and along with Whites Bridge, Langley Covered Bridge, and Zehnder's Holz Brucke, is one of only four Michigan covered bridges open to vehicle traffic.
Fallasburg Bridge | |
|---|---|
East Approach | |
| Coordinates | 42°58′52″N 85°19′37″W |
| Carries | Covered Bridge Road |
| Crosses | Flat River |
| Locale | Lowell, Michigan |
| Maintained by | Kent County Road Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Brown truss Covered bridge |
| Total length | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Longest span | 97.8 feet (29.8 m) |
| Load limit | 3 short tons (2.7 t) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Closed | in use |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | no |
Fallasburg Covered Bridge | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Michigan State Historic Site | |
Location in Michigan Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Lowell, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°58′51″N 85°19′38″W |
| Built by | Jared N. Bresee |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000627 |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Location | |
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