Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.152878,-81.508922
Carries Akron-Cleveland Road over Mud Brook
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Mud Brook on Akron-Cleveland Road
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1973; replaced 2005
Built: 1918
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Bath Road over Bath Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bath Ditch on Bath Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Summit County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.295000,-81.523333
Carries Akron-Cleveland Road over Brandywine Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Brandywine Creek on Akron-Cleveland Road in Macedonia
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1948; replaced 2001
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Summit County
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Status:
Location: 41.133652,-81.482141
Carries Broad Blvd. over Cuyahoga River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on Broad Blvd.
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1941
Built: 1940
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.070278,-81.488333
Carries OH 8 over Little Cuyahoga River
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Little Cuyahoga River on OH 8 in Akron
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries TR 36 over Little Cuyahoga River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Cuyahoga River on TR 36
History: Built 1882 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Built: 1882
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.123333,-81.508333
Carries North Main Street (Old OH 8) over
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 902.9 Feet
Span Length: 470.2 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge on North Main Street (Old OH 8) in Cuyahoga Falls
History: Built 1948 by the Wilbur Watson & Assoc.; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1948
Location: Summit County
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331171
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331172
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331173
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Mill Street over Parking Lot Drive (157)
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Parking Lot Drive (157) on Mill Street
History: Built 1903; rehabilitated 1953
Built: 1903
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.258333,-81.510000
Carries Olde Eight Road over I-80 Ohio Turnpike
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 288.1 Feet
Span Length: 215.9 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over I-80 Ohio Turnpike on Olde Eight Road in Boston Heights
History: Built 1954; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1954
Location: Summit County
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Status: Bridge has been replaced
Location: 41.136667,-81.548333
Carries Portage Path over Cuyahoga River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 138.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Portage Path in Cuyahoga Falls
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.163423,-81.576319
Carries Riverview Road over Yellow Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Yellow Creek on Riverview Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Summit County
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468714
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
468715
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
468716
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
468717
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
468718
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
468719
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.285000,-81.406667
Carries Ravenna Road over Tinkers Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Tinkers Creek on Ravenna Road
History: Built 1917; rehabilitated 1932; Replaced 2014
Built: 1917
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.025000,-81.478333
Carries Waterloo At Loral over Chessie System Railroad
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 97.1 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Chessie System Railroad on Waterloo At Loral in Akron
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.086667,-81.501944
Carries OH 8 over Little Cuyahoga River and Elizabeth Park Valley
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Cantilevered steel deck truss
Total Length: 1583.1 Feet
Span Length: 359.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Little Cuyahoga River and Elizabeth Park Valley on Route 8
History: Built 1953; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1953
Location: Summit County
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215755
Picture of part of this large bridge
Photo taken by John Goold in September 2011
220376
Photo taken by John Goold in November 2011
220377
Photo taken by John Goold in November 2011
250678
Rt. 8 Little Cuyahoga Valley Bridge from CVSR locomotive
Rt. 8 Little Cuyahoga Valley Bridge, June 2009 from cab of Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad locomotive about to pass under bridge.
Photo taken by Paul Woodring in June 2009
331174
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331175
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331176
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331177
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331178
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331179
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331180
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331181
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331182
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331183
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331184
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331185
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331186
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331187
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331188
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331189
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331190
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331191
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331192
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331193
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
331194
From Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
Status:
Location: 41.090000,-81.521892
Carries W&LE Railroad over N. Maple Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over N. Maple Street on W&LE Railroad
History: Built 1896
Built: 1896
Location: Summit County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1990's of similar design
Location: 41.232889,-81.551149
Carries Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad over Cuyahoga River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Summit County
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250716
Former Cuyahoga Valley Line #4070 on Deep Lock Quarry Bridge over Cuyahoga River
Ex-Grand Trunk Western Mikado type steam locomotive #4070 with Cuyahoga Valley Line Southbound excursion train crossing B&O CT&V Subdivision Bridge #445, October 1983 from East Side of Bridge.
Photo taken by Paul Woodring
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.250112,-81.549754
Carries Railroad over Cuyahoga River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Cuyahoga River on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Summit County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.118455,-81.492960
Carries Old Northbound State Road 59 over Cuyahoga River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: One pin-connected Pratt deck truss span
Two pin-connected Warren deck truss spans
Timber stringer approach (later replaced by Deck plate girder)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Old Northbound State Road 59
History: Built 1903; Converted to road use 1936; Closed 1979 and later removed.
Built: 1903
Location: Summit County
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408951
Aerial view of upper and lower bridge, with Ohio Edison Plant.
Photo taken prior to 1945; courtesy of Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society
408950
Postcard
408949
Bridge showing streetcars, looking south.
Photo taken circa 1900; courtesy of Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society
408940
Postcard
Circa 1907
408941
Photo taken circa 1904; courtesy of Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society
408942
Postcard
Circa 1910
408943
Vintage photo
408944
Postcard
Circa 1906
408945
Vintage photo
408946
Postcard
Circa 1910
408947
Postcard
408948
Postcard
408952
Cropped view of new approach
Photo courtesy of Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 41.204038,-81.583555
Carries Trail over Furnace Run
Design: truss/through/smith
Design Details: Smith through truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Smith through truss bridge over Furnace Run on Trail
History: Built 1986
Built: 1986
Location: Summit County
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312916
Everett Road Covered Bridge 35-77-01 #2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014
312917
Everett Road Covered Bridge 35-77-01 #2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014
312918
Everett Road Covered Bridge 35-77-01 #2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014
312919
Everett Road Covered Bridge 35-77-01 #2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014
312920
Everett Road Covered Bridge 35-77-01 #2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014
312921
Everett Road Covered Bridge 35-77-01 #2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014
423659
Everett Road Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 1997
423660
Everett Road Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 1997
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.122757,-81.509264
Carries N. Howard Street over Cuyahoga River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on N. Howard Street
History: Built 1915; Replaced 1949
Built: 1915
Location: Summit County
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317650
Cuyahoga River Gorge and High Level Bridge, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Ohio
Boston Public Library
401620
Cuyahoga River Gorge and High Level Bridge, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Ohio
Image from a white border postcard labeled Cuyahoga River Gorge and High Level Bridge, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Ohio.
From Sent From The Past
401628
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
401629
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
401630
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.091494,-81.512817
Carries Main Street over Little Cuyahoga River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 2810.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Little Cuyahoga River on Main Street
History: Built 1922; Demolished 1979 and replaced with All-America Bridge
Built: 1922
Location: Summit County
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317653
Viaduct, Akron, Ohio
Boston Public Library
452243
North Hill Viaduct
During Construction
The Akron Beacon Journal: May 7 1978
452244
North Hill Viaduct
The Akron Beacon Journal: February 9 1979
452257
North Hill Viaduct
1922 view
Postcard from Pinterest
452258
North Hill Viaduct
1978 demolition
Photo from Pinterest
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.148535,-81.467807
Carries over Cuyahoga River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River
History:
Built:
Location: Summit County
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351335
The Wagon Bridge at Gaylord's Grove Cuyahoga Falls near Akron, Ohio
Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.144986,-81.473000
Carries Former Pennsylvania Railroad over Cuyahoga River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on Former Pennsylvania Railroad
History:
Built: 1850
Location: Summit County
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402328
Photo taken by Richard Drurey
402329
Photo taken by Richard Drurey
402330
Photo taken by Richard Drurey
402331
Photo taken by Richard Drurey
509299
PRR - Cuyahoga River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open
Location: 41.119387,-81.487501
Carries CSX and abandoned PRR over Howe Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Howe Avenue on CSX and abandonded PRR
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Summit County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.130460,-81.482620
Carries Prospect Street over Cuyahoga River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on Prospect Street
History:
Built:
Location: Summit County
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444897
ca. 1890 Photo, https://blogs.uakron.edu/cap/high-bridge-caves-park/
444898
Historical Photo
509150
right image of 1800s stereoview digitally cleaned up - Titled High Bridge & Falls From Entrance Stairway
Digitally cleaned up, original in link. Note the structure of the arch.
Photo digitally by Art S. in October 2021
509151
1800s stereoview
Photo uploaded by Art S. in October 2021
509152
back of stereoview
Photo uploaded by Art S. in October 2021
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.012690,-81.604506
Carries East Tuscarawas Avenue over Tuscarawas River and Erie and B&O RR
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel through arch bridge over Tuscarawas River and Erie and B&O RR on East Tuscarawus Avenue
History:
Built: 1917
Location: Summit County
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459571
East Tuscarawas Avenue Bridge
Photo from old postcard
470889
East Tuscarawas Avenue Bridge
From Reinforced Concrete Bridges of Luten Design
Status: Unknown status
Location: 41.065048,-81.485187
Carries Akron & Barberton Belt over River Street and CSX RR
Design: truss/half
Design Details: Thru pony truss and deck girder
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Half-through truss bridge over River Street and CSX RR on Akron & Barberton Belt
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Summit County
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461626
Akron & Barberton Belt Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by John Beach
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.083851,-81.496202
Carries Conrail former Erie RR over North Forge Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over North Forge Street on Conrail former Erie RR
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Summit County
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462086
Conrail - North Forge Street Bridge
looking northeast
Photo from Akron RR Club
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.088729,-81.519077
Carries W&LE RR over Ohio & Erie Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 900.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Ohio & Erie Canal on W&LE RR
History:
Built: 1926
Location: Summit County
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462087
W&LE - Ohio and Erie Canal Bridge
Photo from Waymarking
462088
W&LE - Ohio and Erie Canal Bridge
Photo taken Chris Ellis in 2015
502050
Northern Ohio Railway Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.090143,-81.517767
Carries CVSR over Ohio and Erie Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Ohio and Erie Canal on CVSR
History:
Built:
Location: Summit County
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462089
CVSR - Ohio and Erie Canal Bridge
looking south along canal
Photo taken by nyttend
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.118220,-81.493491
Carries Southbound State Road 59 over Cuyahoga River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Southbound State Road 59
History:
Built:
Location: Summit County
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511570
Lower Gorge Bridge
Postcard shows Lower Gorge Bridge and behind it the NOTL Trolley bridge(Upper Gorge Bridge).
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.061132,-81.542261
Carries South Street over Tributary of Wolf Creek/Ohio Canal
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Tributary of Wolf Creek/Ohio Canal on South Street
History: probably mid to late 1870s
Built: 1870s
Location: Summit County
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485383
Summit Feeder Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.061667,-81.542192
Carries South Street over Ohio and Erie Canal
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Ohio and Erie Canal on South Street
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Summit County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.033672,-81.579625
Carries Coventry Road over Mud Run
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Mud Run on Coventry Road
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Summit County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.255735,-81.555612
Carries I-80 (Ohio Turnpike) over Cuyahoga River, Riverview Road, & Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Massive pair of Warren deck truss bridges with girder approaches
Nine 250', 10-panel Warren deck truss spans
Four 100' steel girder spans
Total Length: 2688.1 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Cuyahoga River, Riverview Road, & Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR on I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)
History: Built 1955 by the Horvitz Co.; replaced in 2001 and 2003; eastbound bridge imploded January 2002; westbound bridge imploded November 2003
Built: 1955
Location: Summit County
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510897
Bridge with Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR train under it
Public domain photo taken by the Environmental Protection Agency
511569
Ohio Turnpike - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to six lanes of traffic, three per bridge
Location: 41.255864,-81.555870
Carries I-80 (Ohio Turnpike) over Cuyahoga River, Riverview Road, & Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Massive pair of 18-span concrete stringer bridges
Total Length: 2664.2 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: High level concrete stringer bridge over Cuyahoga River, Riverview Road, & Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR on I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)
History: Built 1999-2003 by HNTB; Eastbound bridge opened to traffic October 12, 2001; westbound bridge opened to traffic September 8, 2003
Built: 2003
Location: Summit County
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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.
