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Article: INVER GROVE HEIGHTS; Beauty in the beholder's eye: old swing bridge has new owner; The city jumped a lot of hurdles to take ownership of the Rock Island Swing Bridge, with plans to turn it into a pier -- saving it from demolition by the counties.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Byline: JOY POWELL; STAFF WRITER
The people of Inver Grove Heights are the new owners of an old bridge. And if you ask Eric Carlson, the city's parks and recreation director, they are the proud owners of the historic Rock Island Swing Bridge.
It didn't come easy, but on Tuesday, when Carlson took possession of the deed, it represented the last major hurdle the city faced in order to meet a Nov. 13 deadline for a $1.3 million federal transportation grant. That's the biggest chunk of funding to be used for the $2.8 million project.
"Great news," Mayor George Tourville said of securing ownership of the old double-decker bridge, which once served ...