Independence Bridge

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The Independence Bridge is a bascule-type drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan. It carries Truman Parkway over the Saginaw River and was opened in 1976 to replace the earlier Belinda Street Bridge (built in 1893){{Cite web |url=http://bay-journal.com/bay/msgs/bj-in-events-timeline.html |title=Bay County Historical Events Time Line / Bay-Journal |access-date=2008-03-21 |archive-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804045502/http://bay-journal.com/bay/msgs/bj-in-events-timeline.html |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web |url=http://www.baycitymi.org/departments/public-works-department/bridge |title=Bridge Department |accessdate=2013-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612002928/http://baycitymi.org/departments/public-works-department/bridge |archivedate=2013-06-12 }}