Township sells seldom-used pedestrian span for $1

An anonymous buyer has purchased a western Michigan pedestrian bridge for $1.

The catch: The buyer must pay to move the span from Egelston Township, about 35 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.

Egelston Township Supervisor Mike Thompson told The Muskegon Chronicle for a story published Sunday that he posted the bridge for sale for $1 on the Michigan Townships Association Web site because he was worried about the safety of the seldom-used, 39-year-old structure.

The buyer told Thompson the bridge is headed to a private residence in Alma, about 80 miles east. The buyer plans to use it to access an island in a private pond.

Students once used the bridge to get to an elementary school. The school no longer is used for elementary students.

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Information from: The Muskegon Chronicle, http://www.mlive.com/muskegon