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Road Grading, Wetmore Street, Howell, Michigan, August 8, 1939
This is a photograph of a road grading working on Wetmore Street, Howell, Michigan, August 8, 1939. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the background. -
Railroad Construction, Jewitt Street Bridge, C & O Railroad, Howell, Michigan
This photograph is believed to be of the Railroad Construction, Jewitt Street Bridge, C & O Railroad, Howell, Michigan.
The C & O Railroad was formerly known as the Pere Marquette Railroad.
This pictures is also in the "Howell Bicentennial History Book and Photographic Supplement", 1992, p. 319.
The date and names of the persons in the photograph are unknown. -
Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph taken from the "Tunnel Bridge" as it was called. It was the bridge that goes over the present day CSX Railroad (Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad, Ann Arbor Railroad) at Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan. Michigan Avenue was formerly known as Division Street, and East Street.
The Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad constructed an 800 foot railroad tunnel in the village of Howell. The Livingston Republican noted, May 27, 1886, that the tunnel "is undoubtably the longest in Michigan, and the work strengthening its walls has been completed and it is now considered a safer passage for trains".
The train is going south, is Engine #7.
George Belfries was the Engineer. The photograph is J. Potts.
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Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan, Looking East
This photograph is looking east towards the Michigan Avenue Bridge from the Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan.
The year of the photograph is unknown. -
Knagg's Bridge, spanning the Shiawassee River on Cole Road in Shiawassee County
Knagg's Bridge near Bancroft, Michigan. -
Michigan Avenue Bridge, Howell, Michigan, 1980
This is a photograph of the rebuilding of the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Howell, Michigan, 1980. -
Michigan Avenue Bridge, Reopening Ceremony, Howell, Michigan, 1980
This is a photograph of the reopening ceremony that took place on December 3rd, 1980, following the rebuilding of the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Howell, Michigan.
The view is looking north on Michigan Avenue.
The names of the persons in the photographs are unknown. -
Building of Michigan Avenue Bridge, Howell, Michigan, 1902
This photograph was taken in 1902 and depicts the digging of the footings in preparation for a new bridge to cross the Ann Arbor Railroad Tunnel at East Street (Division Street, Michigan Avenue).
As noted in the December 17th, 1902 edition of the Livingston Republican, "The abutements for the new steel bridge over the tunnel near the Baptist Church are being placed. The work grading down the sides of the tunnel continues".
The new steel bridge was constructed elsewhere and brought to the site to be completed. -
Mason Road Bridge, Howell, Township, Michigan, 1955
This is a photograph of the Mason Road Bridge, Howell Township, 1955. The bridge crossed the Shiawassee River. -
Hamburg School Bus, Bridge Collapse, Hamburg, Michigan, 1962
This photograph shows the school bus accident that occurred on last steel truss bridge on Hamburg Road, Livingston County, Michigan. This bridge spanned the Huron River and collapsed under the weight of the bus in the fall of 1962. The school bus was carrying sixty elementary students to the Hamburg School, and fortunately, there were no serious injuries.