Albion given artifact from 1914 bridge to display in school
Photo by Tom Rivers: Tim Archer, a retired middle school teacher at Albion, holds a flywheel from the lift bridge. The artifact will be on display in the school district. In back from left are Village Trustees Joyce Riley and Chris Barry, Mayor Angel Javier Jr. and Trustee Zack Burgess.
ALBION – The school district was given a flywheel from the lift bridge that will be on display for students in the future.
Tim Archer, a recently retired middle school teacher, accepted the flywheel on behalf of the district at last week’s Village Board meeting. Archer is continuing in a part-time role at the district next school year. He has worked with village officials on many service-learning projects during his career.
He took a few students down to the construction site last month. The lift bridge from 1914 is undergoing a major rehabilitation with many of the steel pieces being replaced.
The state Department of Transportation and the contractor approved giving the flywheel to the school district. The old lead paint was stripped off and the piece was cleaned.
Archer said the district will discuss how to best display the flywheel.
The Albion and Brockport lift bridges are both being rehabbed as part of a $28.3 million project for the two sites.
