Dehmel Road Bridge
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N 43° 18.466 W 083° 44.054
17T E 278247 N 4798623
Located south of Frankenmuth, MI off of Townline Road, just east of Main Street (M-83).
Waymark Code: WM10FZ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2006
Views: 26
The Dehmel Road Bridge originally crossed the Cass River less than a mile west of Frankenmuth near St. Lorenz Lutheran Church. It was built in 1907 to replace a simple, wooden bridge built in 1883. The bridge was fabricated by the Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Joliet, Illinois. Because of the color, the bridge was often called the "Black Bridge." It originally had a 30 foot "pony" pratt truss with a large 151 foot pratt-thru truss. It was replaced in 1982 with a modern concrete bridge. The old iron bridge now crosses the Dead Creek here on Grandpa Tiny's Farm, about two miles east of its original site. The "Black Bridge" was moved and restored my Wm. "Tiny" Zehnder Jr.
Date Built: 01/01/1907
Length of Span:
151 feet
www:
http://www.historicbridges.org/truss/dehmel/index.htm
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.