In March 2011, councilors sent a letter to state and federal officials in favor of the construction of a drawbridge, also known as a bascule design bridge and similar to the former bridge.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — The bridge rehabilitation work on the US-31 Bascule Bridge over Grand River and five other structures nearby on US-31 and M-104 will soon resume in Grand Haven, Ferrysburg ...