Delhi Bridge - Ann Arbor, MI - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

This is one of those truss bridges that is not only historic, but it also has a very positive influence on its surrounding environment. This bridge is located in a very picturesque setting. There is a metro park right by this bridge, which offers some good views of the bridge. Ruins of the Delhi Mills are still visible in the area, with some pretty rapids in the river in that area now also. The area is wooded, and the bridge seems to fit right in with its rural turn of the 20th century appearance. The demolition of this bridge and replacement with a modern slab of concrete would have had a severely detrimental effect on the beauty of the area. Instead the local community successfully convinced the county road commission to rehabilitate this bridge.

This eight panel pin-connected Pratt through truss is historically significant as an example of a once-common structure type that has become rare today due to demolition. This particular example is noteworthy as a bridge displaying the unique details (and builder plaque) that show the designs and work of an important and prolific bridge company, the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio.

A metal through truss at Delhi Mills was built by the Wrought Iron bridge Company in 183, and replaced a wooden bridge at the location. There were actually once six locations along the Huron River that had both a mill and a metal truss bridge. The East Delhi Road Bridge, and Maple / Foster Road Bridge are the only two functioning truss bridges remaining. The Bell Road Bridge is still around, but it sits off of its abutments on the ground next to the river. The rest are completely gone. All of these bridges, including the truss bridge that the current East Delhi Bridge replaced, were built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. There must have been an agent for the bridge company who did a very good job as marketing the Wrought Iron Bridge Company's bridges since it does not appear any other bridge companies even stood a chance of having their products chosen.-East Delhi Bridge

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