Whites Bridge | |
|---|---|
 South Approach | |
| Coordinates | 43°00′53″N 85°17′52″W / 43.01472°N 85.29778°W |
| Carried | Whites Bridge Road |
| Crossed | Flat River |
| Locale | Smyrna, Michigan |
| Maintained by | Ionia County Road Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Brown truss Covered bridge |
| Total length | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Width | 1 lane, 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Longest span | 116.5 feet (35.5 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 or 1869[1] |
| Rebuilt | April 2020 |
| Destroyed | 2013 (Arson) |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | No |
| Designated | February 17, 1965 |
| Location | |
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Whites Bridge (alternatively White's Bridge) is a 120-foot-long (37 m) Brown truss covered bridge, originally erected in 1869 in Keene Township, Michigan, United States, near Smyrna on the Flat River. Carrying Whites Bridge Road across the Flat River, it is located north of the Fallasburg Bridge and south of Smyrna. The original bridge was among the area's best-known 19th century structures.[2] The bridge was completely destroyed by fire, on the morning of July 7, 2013 (police deemed the case arson). In July 2016, approval was granted for rebuilding a replica bridge,[3] which was completed in April 2020.[4]
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- ^ Most sources give 1869, since payment was made in 1870, but the marker gives 1867.
- ^ "White's Covered Bridge page". West Michigan Tourist Association. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2006.
- ^ "White's Bridge replica gets go-ahead to rebuild". WOOD-TV. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ Sasiela, Evan (April 24, 2020). "Whites Bridge construction completed in Ionia County". Ionia Sentinel-Standard. Retrieved September 3, 2024.