Bruce Crossing is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Ontonagon County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. Bruce Crossing is located in
Stannard Township at the junction of
U.S. Highway 45 and
M-28, south-southeast of the village of
Ontonagon. The community has a
post office
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with the 49912
ZIP Code.
History
Bruce Crossing was first settled by August Neuman, who built a sawmill at the location. The community was originally named Bruce's Crossing when its post office opened on March 5, 1888. The name came from the first postmaster, Donald M. Bruce, who owned a store at the crossing of the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS&A; ) was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, w ...
and the old Military Road. It was shortened to Bruce Crossing on August 13, 1891.
Climate
July is typically the warmest month in Bruce Crossing, when highs average 77 °F (25 °C) and lows average 53 °F (12 °C). January is coldest, when the high temperatures average 19 °F (-7 °C) and the lows average -1 °F (-18 °C).
The highest recorded temperature was 97 °F (36 °C) in 1975, and the lowest was -43 °F (−42 °C) in 1951.
Demographics
Gallery
File:BruceCrossingMichiganPostOfficeUS45.jpg, Bruce Crossing post office
File:BruceCrossingMichiganSignUS45.jpg, Bruce Crossing sign on US 45
File:Tulppo's Restaurant in Bruce Crossing.jpg, alt=Old building reading "Family Restaurant", Tulppo's Restaurant in Bruce Crossing
References
Census-designated places in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Census-designated places in Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Populated places established in 1888
1888 establishments in Michigan
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