Postcard

New Belle Isle Bridge, View from Island, Detroit, Mich.

Color postcard depicting the MacArthur Bridge over the Detroit River, from the Belle Isle shore. Flower beds and trees fill the foreground.
Printed on verso: The New Belle Isle Bridge was formally opened to the public May 1, 1923. This bridge was erected under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and cost $3,000,000. It is 2,193 feet long, the roadway being 59 ft. wide, and sidewalks on either side 12 feet wide each. It has 19 spans and a clearance of 30 feet. This bridge replaced the old bridge which was burned in 1915 and connects Belle Isle Park with the mainland.