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Bridge: Delray Connecting Short Cut Canal Bridge
Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum
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A 2003 view of the Delray Connecting's Short Cut Canal draw bridge, tower and interlocking signal. This photo is taken in a northeast direction and the Zug Island industries are in the background. This track was originally the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton's main line north into the Delray area of Detroit. The line crossed Zug Island, then turned north and crossed the narrow Rouge River, before ending in a yard east of what is now Delray tower. [Dale Berry] |
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Owned by National Steel Corporation. Operated by the Delray Connecting Railroad. |
| City or Area: | Detroit/River Rouge |
| River: | Rouge Short Cut Canal |
| Type: | Bascule |
| Year Built: | 1922. Modifications made in 1950. |
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Henry Ford paid for the construction of this bridge which allowed for the creation of the short cut canal of the Rouge River allowing large freighters to access the Rouge Complex upstream. The bridge was then used by the DT&I, and then the GTW before being sold to the National Steel Corporation. It is now operated by the Delray Connecting Railroad. |
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Information provided by Ken Borg.
© Dale J. Berry, all rights reserved.