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Lake Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Railroad (Amtrak) Over Lake Avenue in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1914 By: Unknown

This bridge has a unique cast iron encasement that makes it one of the most beautiful existing examples of cast iron ornamentation on a bridge.

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Willow Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.3 Miles (3.7 Kilometers)

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.

Cuyahoga River Bridge #1
The Iron Curtain
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.9 Kilometers)

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.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #464
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (3.9 Kilometers)

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.

Old Detroit-Superior Bridge Approach Spans
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.2 Kilometers)

Detroit and Superior Avenues (Old Alignment) Over Various Streets in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Built 1878 By: Unknown

These impressive set of arch spans once led up to a swing span over the river.

Main Avenue Bridge
Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Bridge, Harold H. Burton Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.2 Kilometers)

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.

Detroit-Superior Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.2 Kilometers)

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.

Center Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.3 Kilometers)

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.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #463
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.7 Miles (4.4 Kilometers)

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.

Cuyahoga Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.7 Miles (4.4 Kilometers)

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.

Lorain Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.4 Kilometers)

Lorain Avenue Over Columbus Road in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 72 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Unknown

This bridge features attractive arched beams and decorative railings and piers.

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Columbus Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.5 Kilometers)

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.

US-42 Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.5 Kilometers)

US-42 (25th Street) Over Train Avenue and Railroad (Flats Industrial Railroad) in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 685 ft. Main Span: 138 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This deck truss is composed entirely of rolled beams.

Flats Industrial Railroad Bridge
Cuyahoga River Bridge #8
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

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.

New York Central Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

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.

Carter Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

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.

Scranton Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.1 Miles (5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Scranton Road in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 205 ft. Main Span: 199 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This is a rare example of a pin-connected truss bridge in Cleveland.

Lorain-Carnegie Bridge
Hope Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.2 Miles (5.2 Kilometers)

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.

Norfolk Southern Cuyahoga River Bridge
Nickel Plate Road High Level Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.3 Miles (5.3 Kilometers)

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.

Eagle Avenue Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.3 Miles (5.3 Kilometers)

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.

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Inner Belt Bridge
Central Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.4 Miles (5.5 Kilometers)

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!

Stones Levee Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.6 Kilometers)

Stones Levee Road Over Railroad in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 121 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Interstate Building Company

An attractive truss bridge with an interesting history, this structure is in poor condition.

American Steel and Wire Company - Central Furnaces Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (6.9 Kilometers)

Abandoned Access Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge has had its westerly approach completely removed, leaving a bridge to nowhere.

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Rockefeller Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7 Kilometers)

Rockefeller Avenue Over Railroad (CSX) in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 504 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 55 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1929 By: Unknown

This bulky multi-span bridge has been closed and is threatened with demolition.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge #460
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 Kilometers)

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.

Jefferson Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 Kilometers)

Jefferson Avenue (Abandoned Section) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This span is all that is left of a bridge that once was apparantly a high-level and bascule bridge crossing over the Cuyahoga River.

Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.8 Miles (7.7 Kilometers)

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.

River Terminal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.8 Miles (7.7 Kilometers)

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.

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Hilliard Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5 Miles (8 Kilometers)

Hilliard Road (CR 69) Over Rocky River in Rocky River and Lakewood: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 860 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1925 By: Walsh Construction Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Alfred M. Felgate

This large, ornate concrete arch bridge has sadly been allowed to deteriorate.

Lorain Road Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 Kilometers)

Lorain Road (OH-10) Over Rocky River in Fairview Park: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 13 Panel Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,230 ft. Main Span: 256 ft. Roadway: 52.2 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1935 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and D. H. Overman and Ohio State Highway Department

This graceful arch bridge was noted for its early use of welds, reducing the use of rivets in many areas.

Rocky River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Rocky River in Rocky River: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 695 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This classic railroad deck truss crosses the river in what is today a residential area.

Detroit Avenue Bridge (Approach Spans)
Bridge Building
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 Kilometers)

Detroit Avenue (Abandoned Alignment Converted To Building Footprint) Over Rocky River in Rocky River: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 708 ft. Main Span: 280 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Schillinger Brothers Company of Columbus, Ohio and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio and Alfred M. Felgate

Although the record-breaking main span of this arch bridge was demolished many years ago, the approach spans at the west end of the bridge were reused as building foundations.

Euclid Avenue Railroad Overpass
55th Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) Over Euclid Avenue and 55th Street in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 5

Built 1914 By: Unknown

This plate girder was originally built with ornamental cast iron coping and cast iron encasement for the columns, but just one lonley cast iron column remains today.

Short Line Bridge
Marcy Trestle
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 Kilometers)

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.

Sidaway Avenue Footbridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.2 Kilometers)

Sidaway Avenue (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Railroad (Abandoned) in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed

Length: 680 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Unknown and Wilbur J. Watson and Associates of Cleveland, Ohio

Hidden away in a corner of a city is this suspension bridge, the only such structure in Cleveland.

Holton Avenue Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.8 Kilometers)

RTA Rapid Transit Over Holton Avenue, 90th Street, and Railroad in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 580 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This unusual bridge is almost like two double track bridges side by side, and the north half includes plate girder spans over Holton Avenue, while the southern half is all concrete arch spans.

Brookpark Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13 Kilometers)

Brookpark Road (OH-17) Over Rocky River in Fairview Park and Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 1,919 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Roadway: 52.2 ft. Main Spans: 8

Built 1933 By: Highway Construction Company of Cleveland, Ohio and D. H. Overman and Ohio State Highway Department

This long and impressive arch bridge, and work of notable state engineer D. H. Overman, has been allowed to deteriorate.

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (RTA Rapid Transit) Over Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This railroad overpass has attractive railings as well as attractive riveted, curved details on the fascia girders.

Hayden Avenue Railroad Overpass
Eddy Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (16 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) Over Hayden Avenue (Eddy Road) in East Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

One of a couple concrete arch railroad overpasses in this neighborhood.

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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