Grand Rapids Swing Bridge

The Grand Rapids Swing Bridge is a four span Pratt truss railroad swing bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was built in 1902 for the Pere Marquette Railroad as a swing bridge to allow steamboats to pass up the Grand River, but this river traffic was discontinued in 1907.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Also known as: “Pere Marquette/C&O/CSX Railroad Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Andel Arena and Vernon J. Ehlers Station.

Van Andel Arena

Stadium

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Van Andel Arena is a multi-purpose arena situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The arena attracted over five million patrons in its first 5 years, 1996–2001. Van Andel Arena is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Grand Rapids Swing Bridge.

Vernon J. Ehlers Station

Railway station

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The Vernon J. Ehlers Station is an Amtrak train station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It is located on Century Avenue under the Wealthy Street/US Highway 131 overpass, immediately south of The Rapid's Central Station. Vernon J. Ehlers Station is situated 2,400 feet east of Grand Rapids Swing Bridge.

Rapid Central Station

Bus station

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Rapid Central Station is an intermodal transit station in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is operated by The Rapid and serves as Grand Rapids' main city bus station as well as a station on the Silver Line bus rapid transit. Rapid Central Station is situated 2,100 feet east of Grand Rapids Swing Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Rapids and Heritage Hill Historic District.

Grand Rapids

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Grand Rapids is in West Michigan, in the United States. Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a population of just under 200,000 in the city limits, and nearly 570,000 in the surrounding county.

Heritage Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States.

Wyoming

Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 76,501 at the 2020 census. Part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, Wyoming is bordered by Grand Rapids to the northeast and, after Grand Rapids, it is the second most-populous city in West Michigan.

Grand Rapids Swing Bridge

Categories: railway bridge and transportation
Location: City of Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.95814° or 42° 57′ 29″ north

Longitude

-85.68066° or 85° 40′ 50″ west

Inception

1902

Open location code

86JPX859+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 556395247

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5595016

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