Gugel Bridge
N 43° 19.727 W 083° 46.577
17T E 274914 N 4801070
The marker no longer stands but enter from the NORTH! unless you specifically want to be on the south part, everything from entering/exiting Frankenmuth and another HM is on the north!
Waymark Code: WMJWY6
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2014
Views: 11
Built in 1904, this 204-foot-long bridge carried the Detroit and Saginaw Turnpike over the Cass River in Bridgeport Township. By around 1919 the pike, which became the well-traveled Dixie Highway, required a more substantial crossing and this bridge was replaced and relocated to this site. The bridge closed in 1979. William 'Tiny' Zehnder had the structure restored as a pedestrian bridge in 2004. The Gugel Bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Description:
Built in 1904, this 204-foot-long bridge carried the Detroit and Saginaw Turnpike over the Cass River in Bridgeport Township. By around 1919 the pike, which became the well-traveled Dixie Highway, required a more substantial crossing and this bridge was replaced and relocated to this site. The bridge closed in 1979. William 'Tiny' Zehnder had the structure restored as a pedestrian bridge in 2004. The Gugel Bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: L2168
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
website: Not listed
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