▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁western ▁ab ut ment ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit - Super ior ▁Bridge . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Well man ▁Engineering , ▁a ▁prominent ▁Cleveland ▁firm . ▁C & M V ▁traffic ▁along ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁was ▁so ▁extensive , ▁the ▁C & M V ▁expanded ▁its ▁rail ▁yard ▁at ▁I ris ht own ▁B end ▁to ▁eight ▁tracks ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁it . ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁Detroit - Super ior ▁Bridge ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁The ▁coal ▁t ipp le ▁was ▁moved ▁ ▁up stream ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁N yp ano ▁signed ▁a ▁new , ▁am ended ▁le ase ▁with ▁the ▁C & M V . ▁This ▁le ase ▁gave ▁the ▁N yp ano ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁for ▁ 9 9 9 ▁years ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁an ▁annual ▁rent ▁of ▁$ 5 5 8 , 9 6 7 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁( plus ▁tax es ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Rail road ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Nick el ▁Pl ate ▁Sec ur ities ▁Corporation . ▁This ▁company ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁by ▁O . ▁P . ▁Van ▁S wer ingen ▁and ▁M . ▁J . ▁Van ▁S wer ingen ▁(" The ▁V ans "), ▁two ▁brothers ▁from ▁Cleveland