Grand Rapids, MI - Grand River Bridge, Lyon Street (Interurban) ♦ ♣

Interurban Bridge In Grand River At Lyon StLocation: Grand River Bridge, Lyon Street, Grand Rapids, MI - (Interurban)

This is a fixed, unmovable bridge which crosses the Grand Rapids River at the foot of Lyon Street.  It was originally a high-traffic bridge by the Michigan Railway which was a well-built interurban line.

In Grand Rapids, one of the ways that you can identify an old railroad bridge is because it is relatively flat without pitch.  Old vehicle bridges often are bowed in the middle and down on both ends.  

Photo Info: A 2002 view. [Tim Shanahan]


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Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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