Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Bridge over Rouge River, circa 1925
THF121434 / Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Bridge over Rouge River, circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
When the Army Corps of Engineers required the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad to build a new drawbridge over the Rouge River in 1920 to accommodate dredging for Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, the struggling railroad went to Henry Ford for a loan. Ford didn't just provide the money, he bought the DT&I itself.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.11059
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.75 in
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Henry Ford bought the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920. He used its 378-mile mainline -- between Detroit and Ironton, Ohio -- as a giant conveyor belt, hauling coal from Ford-owned mines to the Rouge in Dearborn. Ford spent $15 million improving DT&I's track and equipment but grew tired of burdensome railroad regulations. He sold the line in 1929.