Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge
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The Mill Street–Raisin River Bridge is a bridge carrying Mill Street over the River Raisin in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. In the early 1900s, the bridge at this location was a three-span stone arch structure. In 1921, Henry Ford purchased the nearby Brooklyn water-powered mill as part of his village industries program. This bridge, constructed in 1925, was likely built to accommodate anticipated traffic increases associated with Ford's mill. The stone facing on the bridge likely came from the earlier bridge. The mill site, however, remained vacant for several years until 1937, when it began producing automobile horns, distributors, and starter switches. The Mill Street bridge is a 35-foot-long (11 m), three-span concrete arch bridge with a 22.4-foot-wide (6.8 m) deck. The maximum span of the arches measures eight feet (2.4 m). The bridge has flared concrete wingwalls covered with a stone veneer. On the upstream side are cutwaters on both piers and at both abutment–wingwall junctions. On the downstream side, a concrete apron slopes down to the riverbed. Solid parapet railings along each side of the bridge are also faced with stone veneer. The riverbanks on both sides of the bridge are lined with mortared stone.
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When was Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge listed on the National Register?
Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 2000.
What type of historic resource is Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge?
Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.
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