White's Bridge

White's Bridge, a picturesque covered bridge and one of the last of its kind in Michigan, was built in 1867 by Jared N. Brazee and J.N. Walker, who built several covered bridges in the area. Its name comes from the White family, a prominent pioneer family, and the Flat River crossing here was known as White's Crossing before the first primitive bridge was built. In 1840, a log corduroy bridge was erected here, and it was later replaced by this covered bridge at a cost of $1700. The bridge is a through-truss type with a gable roof, with hand-hewn trusses sheeted over with rough pine boards. Wooden pegs and handcut square iron nails secure its various parts, and it has been in constant use since 1867, showing that it was well made.

Michigan · United States