due ▁University ' s ▁Ste el ▁Bridge ▁Research , ▁In spe ction , ▁Training ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Center ▁on ▁South ▁Sh aron ▁Chap el ▁Road ▁in ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁the ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁County ▁Road ▁Commission ▁ag gress ively ▁sought ▁federal ▁funds ▁for ▁road ▁and ▁bridge ▁work , ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁to ▁provide ▁work ▁for ▁local ▁citizens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁County ▁Road ▁Commission ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Administration ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁bridge ▁in ▁this ▁location . ▁The ▁grant ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁included ▁additional ▁funds ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁bridge ▁nearby . ▁The ▁county ▁opened ▁b idd ing ▁for ▁the ▁bridge ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October , ▁and ▁h ired ▁the ▁Detroit ▁firm ▁of ▁C ouse ▁and ▁Sand ers ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁bridge ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 3 , 2 0 0 . 7 8 . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁location ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁modern ▁bridge . ▁The ▁original ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁bridge ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁Cal h oun ▁County ▁Historic ▁Bridge ▁Park , ▁where ▁it ▁res ided ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁delivered