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Fallasburg Bridge
East Approach
Coordinates42°58′52″N 85°19′37″W / 42.981°N 85.327°W / 42.981; -85.327
CarriesCovered Bridge Road
CrossesFlat River
LocaleLowell, Michigan
Maintained byKent County Road Commission
Characteristics
DesignBrown truss Covered bridge
Total length100 feet (30 m)
Longest span97.8 feet (29.8 m)
Load limit3 short tons (2.7 t)
History
Opened1871[1][unreliable source?]
Closedin use
Statistics
Tollno
Fallasburg Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
Fallasburg Bridge is located in Michigan
Fallasburg Bridge
Location in Michigan
Fallasburg Bridge is located in the United States
Fallasburg Bridge
Location in United States
Nearest cityLowell, Michigan
Coordinates42°58′51″N 85°19′38″W / 42.98083°N 85.32722°W / 42.98083; -85.32722
Built byJared N. Bresee
NRHP reference No.72000627[2]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972
Location
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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.[3]

  1. ^ Frazier, Michael. "Fallasburg Bridge Page". The Covered Bridges of Michigan. Self=published. Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Staff. "Fallashburg Covered Bridge page". West Michigan Tourist Association. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2006.

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