Fallasburg Bridge
42.980263888889 - 85.327055555556Koordinaten: 42 ° 58 ' 49 "N, 85 ° 19' 37.4 " W
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Covered Bridge Road
Flat River
Fallasburg Covered Bridge (alternatively Fallassburgh Covered Bridge ) is a 30 m long Brown truss covered bridge, which was built in 1871 in Vergennes Township, Michigan ( USA) and is located 8 km north of Lowell on the Flat River.
She leads the Covered Bridge Road across the river, just south of Whites Bridge and Smyrna within the Fallasburg Historical District. It is registered in the National Register of Historic Places.
Building
The construction of the bridge is based on the Brown truss. The system had patented in 1857 Josiah Brown of Buffalo. This construction is similar to Howe braced arrangement, but using lighter limbs and less wood. It contains no upright thrust members and does not use iron parts, with the exception of pin connections at the intersections wood. The builders used the Brown - design successfully at least four covered bridges in Michigan, three of which - the Ada Covered Bridge, Whites Bridge and this - still exist today. The Brown -beam construction was fairly popular in Michigan, but could not prevail elsewhere.
Today, the range is on a foundation made of concrete and boulders that are installed at both ends 1905. The building is designed in the typical manner with a frame structure on which sits a gable roof with creosote shingles. The structure is timber framing made from silk pines from Greenville ( Michigan) and is covered on the outside with raw pine boards. The bottom of the bridge is approximately 4 m wide and 30 m long.
Located at both portals a warning sign that instructs: ". $ 5 penalty for faster Riding on this bridge than when walking "
History
The area on the Flat River was settled by two brothers who came from Tompkins County, New York. Here John W. and Silas S. Fallas left in 1837 low, founded the village, which developed into a rest stop on the main coach route between Ionia and Grand Rapids and built a factory for chairs that as an important precursor for the furniture industry in the area true of Grand Rapids, errichtetem a sawmill and a flour mill.
The present bridge is at least the second building, which crossed the river at this point. It is known that in 1840 a bridge here was built, which was destroyed by ice and floods. It is believed that at least one further precursor structure was built, which was destroyed in the same way, however, the records are inaccurate. 1871 Jared N. Bresee, the constructor of the Ada Covered Bridge was commissioned in the nearby Ada Township to build the still existing building. The cost was $ 1,500.
Over time, the bridge is repaired and reinforced. The original bridge heads have been replaced with concrete in 1905 and two more large renovations were made in 1945 and 1994. Because the various repairs the details of each devoted sufficient attention, the bridge has retained its historic integrity and its original character.
The adjacent site of the former flour mill in 2003 was the subject of an archaeological expert from Michigan Technological University.
The Fallasburg Covered Bridge in 1959 registered as a historic landmark in the Michigan State Register. It was in September 1971 provided with a Michigan Historical Marker (# S0197 ) and added to the National Register on March 16, 1972. The bridge is located since 31 March 1999 within the Fallasburg Historic District.
Today's use
The bridge is the motor vehicle traffic still available. It is located in the settlement, which is known as Fallasburg Pioneer Village today. It is a weight limit of 2.7 tonnes. It is next to Whites Bridge and Zehnder's Holzbrucke one covered by only three bridges that have been approved in Michigan or for the road. In the nomination for the National Register of Historic Places says: