Fort Street Drawbridge, Detroit, MI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WrightStuff
N 42° 17.499 W 083° 08.525
17T E 323406 N 4684380
The Fort Street drawbridge crosses the Rouge River in Detroit, MI.
Waymark Code: WMY65
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 57
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During the early-1920's, the Rouge River was dredged to give Great Lakes freighters access to Ford Motor Company's expanding Rouge manufacturing complex. In addition to dredging the river, several drawbridges had to be built to accomodate the large freighters. The Fort Street bridge was built by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation in 1922.
Bridge Type: Drawbridge (Bascule Bridge)

Built: 01/01/1922

Span: 222

Pedestrian Traffic: yes

Bicycle Traffic: yes

Vehicular Traffic: yes

Railway Traffic: no
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