Granite Falls group urges preservation of bridge slated for demo
GRANITE FALLS — Over a century ago, an enormous log and some rope helped people cross the South Fork Stillaguamish River.
As logging and mining boomed east of the gap, a steel bridge replaced the log in 1911.
Today, thousands of drivers every year cross the towering concrete and steel span built in 1934.
At 87 years old, the structure, officially called Granite Falls Bridge 102, has held together remarkably well.
“It’s a testament to the engineering that went into it,” said Fred Cruger.
Cruger is the treasurer of the Granite Falls Historical Society and a member of the city’s planning commission.
He wants to save the bridge and turn it into an overlook reserved for pedestrian and emergency access.
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