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Historic Bridges: Cuyahoga River

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 24

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #460
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Railroad (CSX) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 205 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This bridge is among the oldest in Cleveland and remains in use.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #463
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Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)
Length: 255 ft. Main Span: 231 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This bridge has been left standing for its historic and aesthetic values, but is otherwise abandoned.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #464
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Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 334 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This impressive structure is one of the most significant railroad bridges in Cleveland.
Brecksville-Northfield Bridge
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OH-82 (Aurora Road, Chippewa Road) Over Cuyahoga River in Brecksville: Cuyahoga County, Ohio and Summit County, Ohio, United States
Concrete 5 Panel Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete 2 Panel Box Beam, Fixed
Length: 1,130 ft. Main Span: 181 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1931 By: Highway Construction Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Alfred M. Felgate
This is an enormous high level deck arch bridge with attractive design details.
Carter Road Bridge
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Carter Road Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Length: 559 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1939 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio
This structure has been severely altered.
Center Street Bridge
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Center Street Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 345 ft. Main Span: 245 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1901 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
One of the oldest bridges in Cleveland, this bridge features a rare bobtail design.
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Columbus Road Bridge
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Columbus Road Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 359 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ralph L. Harding of Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by Depression programs, this bridge retains excellent integrity and features an extremely rare incline.
Cuyahoga River Bridge #1
The Iron Curtain
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern and Amtrak) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 265 ft. Main Span: 265 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri
This bridge is the last bridge on the Cuyahoga before it enters Lake Erie.
Cuyahoga Viaduct
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Railroad (RTA Rapid Transit) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,450 ft. Main Span: 270 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1929 By: John Gill and Sons of Cleveland, Ohio
This high-level bridge has an extensive approach system, and a massive main span that is three truss webs wide.
Detroit-Superior Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge
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Detroit and Superior Avenues (US-6) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 2,880 ft. Main Span: 591 ft. Roadway: 72 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1918 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This awe-inspiring structure is among the most well-known of Cleveland's landmarks.
Eagle Avenue Viaduct
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Eagle Avenue Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 296 ft. Main Span: 296 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York
This is the oldest vertical lift in Cleveland, and was once part of a long viaduct.
Flats Industrial Railroad Bridge
Cuyahoga River Bridge #8
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Railroad (Flats Industrial Railroad) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1953 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri
This bridge is one of several vertical lifts in Cleveland.
Hillside Road Bridge
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Hillside Road (CR-145) Over Cuyahoga River in Independence: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 203 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1923 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This is one of the latest known surviving examples of a bridge built by the famous King Bridge Company.
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Inner Belt Bridge
Central Viaduct
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I-90 Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 5,078 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 110 ft. Main Spans: 9
Built 1959 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This very long, curving deck truss bridge was demolished and replaced!
Lorain-Carnegie Bridge
Hope Memorial Bridge
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Lorain Avenue and Carnegie Avenue (OH-10) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 3,285 ft. Main Span: 299 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 15
Built 1932 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio
This stunning bridge is a beautiful union of aesthetic superstructure and artistic embellishments.
Main Avenue Bridge
Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Bridge, Harold H. Burton Memorial Bridge
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Main Avenue (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 8,000 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 82 ft. Main Spans: 10
Built 1939 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio and Fred L. Plummer
This complex bridge with its variety of span types is the longest historic highway bridge structure in Ohio.
Main Street Bridge
High Level Bridge
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Main Street Over Cuyahoga River in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls: Summit County, Ohio, United States
Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 909 ft. Main Span: 480 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1948 By: Bates and Rogers of Chicago, Illinois and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio
Although buried by thick forest and difficult to view, this is a large and impressive example of a cantilevered deck truss bridge.
New York Central Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (New York Central) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift
Length: 217 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1953 By: McDowell Wellman of Cleveland, Ohio
This vertical lift has a more boxy appearance than most.
Norfolk Southern Cuyahoga River Bridge
Nickel Plate Road High Level Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,010 ft. Main Span: 267 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1957 By: Koch Steel Erecting Company of New York, New York and Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Hardesty and Hanover of New York, New York
This bridge features an impressive elevated approach system that includes additional truss spans.
River Terminal Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (River Terminal Railroad) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1951 By: Unknown
An interesting bascule bridge located in an area of heavy industry.
Short Line Bridge
Marcy Trestle
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Railroad (CSX) Over Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Heights: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Deck Truss, Fixed
Built 1907 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
An altered structure, this is a very tall and impressive bridge that soars over the river valley.
Station Road Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway (Former Station Road) Over Cuyahoga River in Brecksville: Cuyahoga County, Ohio and Summit County, Ohio, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 129 ft. Main Span: 124 ft. Roadway: 14.9 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1882 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio
This rare Whipple truss bridge displays the unique Howe truss portal bracing of the Massillon Bridge Company.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift
Main Spans: 1
Built 1954 By: Unknown
This bridge is worth visiting just to see the ore conveyor it is located near to.
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Willow Avenue Bridge
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Willow Street (River Road) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Tower Drive Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 350 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1964 By: Engels Steel Construction Company of Alabama and Trygve Hoff and Associates
A very late example of a vertical lift truss bridge.

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