Dix Avenue Bridge Over the Rouge River, April 1940

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Artifact Overview

Constructed in 1927, the Dix Avenue Bridge crossed the Rouge River near Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory complex at Dearborn, Michigan. The bascule-type drawbridge could be opened to allow freighters to reach the Rouge's boat slip. The bridge was designed by Hugh E. Young of Chicago, Illinois, and built by Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

08 April 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.73547.A

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.75 in