Bessemer Township, Michigan

Bessemer Township is a civil township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 115.4 square miles (299 km2), of which 113.8 square miles (295 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (1.35%) is water.

The Keystone Arch Bridge in Ramsay cost $48,322 (equivalent to $1.48 million in 2023[8]).

The Chicago & Northwestern Railway built it in 1891, using limestone quarried in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.

[9] Stone arch bridges are a rarity in Michigan.

Map of Michigan highlighting Gogebic County.svg