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    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...
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    A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support...
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    town as part of their Plymouth Subdivision between Plymouth, MI and Grand Rapids, MI. A small yard remains active for local shippers, including a Lowes...
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    located in Alanson. The Alanson Swing Bridge across the Inland Water Route is billed as America's shortest swing bridge, although it is probably not. Alanson...
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  • "Burton Bridge". "Grand-Mere Bridge". "North Arm Bridge". "Reversing Falls Bridge". "Alexandra Bridge". "Whirlpool Rapids Bridge". "Pont de la Concorde"...
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  • of Grand Rapids, although redistricting after the 2020 census and shifting demographics has led many political observers to call the Grand Rapids suburbs...
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    Rosa Parks Circle (category Parks in Grand Rapids, Michigan)
    as a venue for events like concerts or dances put on by the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society (GROSS). In the winter the Circle is converted to an...
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    flows into the Grand River. It was given a station on Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad in 1870. A swing bridge over the Grand River operated from...
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    Elizabeth Wilson (category Actresses from Grand Rapids, Michigan)
    inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006. Wilson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of insurance agent Henry Dunning Wilson and Marie...
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    Twentieth Century Pioneer, pp. 16–17, 93–94, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1965. Kooiman, Helen. Walter Knott: Keeper of the Flame, pp...
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    Bridge – A swing bridge that connects Clinton, Iowa and Fulton (Albany), Illinois. Known as the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge. I-74 Bridge –...
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    S. 31W designation. The bridge also featured a rotating swing span opening for the passage of ships in high water. The bridge was opened only four times...
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    rapids for boaters on the Colorado River. The Colorado then swings sharply south and turns northwest north of Peach Springs, emerging from the Grand Canyon...
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    office furniture companies. Grand Rapids is home to a number of major companies including Steelcase, Amway, and Meijer. Grand Rapids is also an important center...
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    located in Ponshewaing, has artifacts dating back over 3,000 years. The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad reached Petoskey in 1873. This opened up the surrounding...
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  • April 2010). "Community "Chicken Dance" closes Grand Rapids-area road". WZZM 13 Online. Grand Rapids, Michigan: WZZM 13. "Philadelphia Flyers 2015-2016...
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    Huron Chicago and Northeastern Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway Detroit and Huron Railway Grand Rapids Terminal Railroad Michigan Air Line Railway...
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    Leelanau (largest municipality: Greilickville) Kent (largest municipality: Grand Rapids) Saginaw (largest municipality: Saginaw) Despite losing the state, Trump...
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    years old, after which she and her siblings moved with their mother to Grand Rapids; her father traveled from his home in Detroit to visit the family at...
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    the Grand Canyon, passing under the Navajo Bridges on a now southward course. Below the confluence with the Little Colorado River, the river swings west...
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  • (2008-10-02). "GOP election promoter urges handlers to unleash Sarah Palin". Grand Rapids Press. Michigan Live. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved...
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    district covers most of central Michigan including some of the outer Grand Rapids metropolitan area. The incumbent is Republican John Moolenaar, who was...
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    Spillway from the air The swing bridge begins to open as a barge approaches the Bonneville Navigation Locks The swing bridge is open as a barge approaches...
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    generic opponent The first debate was held on Thursday, October 13 in Grand Rapids hosted by local TV station WOOD-TV. The two clashed on various issues...
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  • voice of Rube Dugan. Lost River of the Ozarks – This ride was a whitewater rapids adventure using 6-person inner tube shaped boats. Signage cautioned riders...
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  • This is a list of bridge failures. The General (1926 film): The fictional Rock River bridge, a wooden trestle bridge purpose-built for the film, is set...
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    upper and lower sections of the Severn. The system also includes 39 swing bridges and 160 dams and control structures that manage the water levels for...
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    the City of Kentwood, the City of Wyoming, the City of Grandville, and Grand Rapids. Pine Hill Creek and Sharps Creek enter Buck Creek in the city of Wyoming...
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    Information". Great Rivers & Routes. Retrieved 10 February 2024. Minnesota DOT County Maps Road Bridge Info Rail Bridge Info Mississippi bridges MSP Bridges...
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