1915 grand rapids panorama

[YpsiAmtrakBoy]

found this on wikipedia



there is a railroad bridge in the center picture and it looks like some tracks across the river. I am not too familiar with the area but i found this to be cool

[MQT3001]

found this on wikipedia



there is a railroad bridge in the center picture and it looks like some tracks across the river. I am not too familiar with the area but i found this to be cool

There were several bridges back then. at LEAST 2 interurbans, 2 trunk lines, and a few others

[J T]

RR bridge to the far left is the current CSX bridge. Beyond that, hardly visible, is the interurban bridge which is now a bike path. Foreground left is Fulton St. First bridge to the right is the old line that ran through downtown (not sure which RR it was). That bridge is now a pedestrian bridge. Beyond that is Pearl St. bridge, which appears to be a steel truss bridge (concrete now). After that, one block north, is a concrete interurban bridge (visible through the trusswork of the Pearl St. bridge) which is now also a pedestrian bridge. I'm not sure what the next bride to the north is...I would think 6th St. bridge, but that bridge is a steel truss bridge and the one in the pic looks like concrete arch.

[trnwatcher]

RR bridge to the far left is the current CSX bridge. Beyond that, hardly visible, is the interurban bridge which is now a bike path. Foreground left is Fulton St. First bridge to the right is the old line that ran through downtown (not sure which RR it was). That bridge is now a pedestrian bridge. Beyond that is Pearl St. bridge, which appears to be a steel truss bridge (concrete now). After that, one block north, is a concrete interurban bridge (visible through the trusswork of the Pearl St. bridge) which is now also a pedestrian bridge. I'm not sure what the next bride to the north is...I would think 6th St. bridge, but that bridge is a steel truss bridge and the one in the pic looks like concrete arch.

JT- it's probably Bridge St. The bridge is concrete and is one of the older spans across the Grand River. Would be north of the bike path bridge and south of 6th St. You can just make out the dam beyond the bridge in question.

[MQT3001]

JT- it's probably Bridge St. The bridge is concrete and is one of the older spans across the Grand River.

Hence the name bridge street

[J T]

JT- it's probably Bridge St. The bridge is concrete and is one of the older spans across the Grand River. Would be north of the bike path bridge and south of 6th St. You can just make out the dam beyond the bridge in question.

Yes, I paused for a moment and did a facepalm as I was walking the dog across that bridge last night. How I forgot about that street is beyond me.

[trnwatcher]

JT- it's probably Bridge St. The bridge is concrete and is one of the older spans across the Grand River. Would be north of the bike path bridge and south of 6th St. You can just make out the dam beyond the bridge in question.

Yes, I paused for a moment and did a facepalm as I was walking the dog across that bridge last night. How I forgot about that street is beyond me.

Welcome to middle age....