BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The battered 100th Street bridge may be half-closed after being hit at least six times this year, but it is now West Michigan's hottest bridge thanks to social media.
Saturday was the date for a joke event that called for wrapping the often-struck overpass in bubble wrap.
It was an event that had law enforcement issuing a serious warning.
The creator of the event, Mike Niemchik, is like most Facebook users and loves a funny dose of fake news.
"There are people saying, 'Don't they realize it's not gonna work?' Yeah, I do get it. It's not gonna work," Niemchik said.
But when he threw together a quick Photoshop creation, he had no idea what would come next after the bridge was hit again on Friday. The bridge has its own Facebook page where it pleads for people to stop hitting it.
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