Construction of Belle Isle Bridge

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Description

View of Belle Isle Bridge under construction; part of bridge spans river; workers stand on stone foundation blocks in foreground; crane hoists a block in the air. Handwritten on back: "Belle Isle Bridge, destroyed by fire Apr. 27. Built 1889 at a cost of $295,000 ... mile long and 45 ft. wide."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA4742
Subject:: Bridges--Michigan--Detroit; Bridges--Design and construction; Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.); Photographic prints
Date:: 1889
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: LD/Bridges-Belle Isle
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.