You might say that the tricky section of freeway known as the S-Curve in Grand Rapids would take a super power to drive without white-knuckling the steering wheel. Or perhaps driving the S-Curve in your personal Kryptonite.
The S-Curve is the tricky section of US-131 in downtown Grand Rapids that curves across the Grand River at the point where that northbound freeway meets the east-west running Interstate 196.
During the late 1990s, a construction project called for a complete overhaul and rebuild of the roadway after significant structural damage was observed on the bridge of the Grand River. It was a roughly two-year project that caused significant traffic headaches…