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Grand River Bridge Lyons (Old)
Description
Built at a cost of $13,000 in 1881 by the township. In 1919 the township abandoned it and the state took control of the bridge. In 1929 Michigan abandoned the bridge. Ionia County wanted the village of Lyons to take ownership of it. A lawsuit was filed over who was responsible for the cost of replacing it. Eventually the state of Michigan, along with Federal aid, paid to replace it.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on Bridge Street
- Location
- Lyons, Ionia County, Michigan
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge in 1975
- Builder
- - Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
- Design
- Whipple through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.98195, -84.95031 (decimal degrees)
42°58'55" N, 84°57'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/667118/4760848 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Portland North
- Inventory number
- BH 76113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 25, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
- July 25, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
- July 2, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
- June 7, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
- June 6, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
- March 14, 2017: Added by Dana and Kay Klein
Related Bridges
- Grand River Bridge Lyons (Replacement) (Successor)
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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Dana & Kay, thanks for adding this . It's definitely kept me entertained for a bit. There's enough information to write a book. Seriously. Multiple car accidents, an arson attempt, lawsuits, a flood, repairs, multiple openings and closings. I restrained myself as much as possible; I wanted to add Everything!