Cuyahoga River

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Big Four - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1906 Removed 1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Four - Cuyahoga River Swing Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1901
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #463 (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1956
Abandoned bridge over Cuyahoga River on former B&O Railroad line ( single track)
Derelict/abandoned

BO - Cuyahoga River Bridge #464 (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1907
Abandoned bridge over Cuyahoga River ( single track)
Derelict/abandoned

Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1930-31 under the supervision of A.M. Felgate and W.S. Hindman; rehabilitated 1989
Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Cuyahoga River on OH 82
Open to two-lane traffic

Broad Boulevard Bridge (Summit County, Ohio)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1941
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on Broad Blvd.


Carter Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1940 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Carter Road in Cleveland
Open to traffic

CCC&StL - Cuyahoga River Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1920 ; Removed 1988
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Cincinnatti & St Louis Railroad
No longer exists

CCC&StL - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1920
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Cincinatti & St Louis RR
No longer exists

Center Street Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1901 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989
Swing through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Center Street in Cleveland
Open to traffic

Central Viaduct (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888; Swing span removed and replaced 1912
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Inner Belt Expressway
Replaced by a new bridge

Clark Avenue Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912; Removed 1985
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Clark Avenue
Removed

Cleveland Union Terminal Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1929-1935
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Open to traffic

Columbus Road Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1940 by the Public Works Administration; Center span replaced 2013 still in use of vehical traffic
Vertical lift bridge on Columbus Road (CR 356) in Cleveland
Center span replaced in 2013

Columbus Road Bridge (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1880 removed in 1932
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Columbus Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Cuyahoga River Bridge #460 (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1911
Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Csx Railroad
Still in use

CSX - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Southerly Wastewater Treatment Facility Spur) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Abandoned Through Truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on CSX
Derelict/abandoned

CSX - Short Line Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1907;
Warren deck truss with sub-panels bridge over Cuyahoga River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Cuyahoga River TR 210 Bridge (Portage County, Ohio)
Built 1940
Pony truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on TR 210
Replaced by a new bridge

CVSR - Cuyahoga River Bridge #1 (Summit County, Ohio)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cuyahoga River on Railroad
Open to traffic

CVSR - Cuyahoga River Bridge #2 (Summit County, Ohio)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge in 1990's of similar design

Detroit-Superior Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1965 and 1997
Steel arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on US 6/20 in Cleveland
Open to traffic

Eagle Avenue Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1930-31 by the Strobel Steel Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1991; closed 2005
Vertical lift bridge over Cuyahoga River on Eagle Avenue
Intact but closed to all traffic

EL - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Planned, but never built
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Never Built

Erie - Heel Trunnion Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1911; Removed 1985
Lost bridge over Cuyahoga River on Former Erie RR line (2 tracks)
It was removed in 1985

FIR - Industrial Flats Lift Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1953
Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Flats Industrial Railroad
Open to traffic but seldom used

Fitzwater Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1922 by the King Bridge Co.
Lost through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Fitzwater Road (a service road) within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Replaced by a new bridge

Hillside Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1923 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2003
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Hillside Road within Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Independence
Open to two-lane traffic

Hope Memorial Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1932 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1983
Deck truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on OH 10 in Cleveland
Open to traffic

Jaite Paper Mill Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Said to have been built 1909 and last used by RR traffic 1984
Abandoned through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on an abandoned railroad spur in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Abandoned

LS&MS - Iron Curtain Bridge (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built in 1867
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on LS & MS RR
No longer exists

Main Avenue Bridge (1860) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1860; Replaced 1940
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Main Avenue/Route 2
Replaced by a new bridge

NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1907; Replaced in 1944 -1956
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge

NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Older) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Bridge constructed in 1882 replaced in the 1904 with a Scherzer type bascule bridge and replaced in 1944 with a vertical lift bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Nickel Plate RR
No longer exists

NS - Iron Curtain Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1956
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Cuyahoga River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Nickel Plate Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1956
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on NS RR
Open to traffic

NSR - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1906 Removed in 1994
Lost Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Newburg & South Shore Railroad
Demolished in 1994

NYC - Cuyahoga River Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1901; Replaced 1953
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Chicago & St Louis RR
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - DK Yard Drawbridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1953
Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on New York Central Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Portage Path Bridge (Summit County, Ohio)
Built 1931
Lost through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Portage Path in Cuyahoga Falls
Bridge has been replaced

RT - Cuyahoga River Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1913
Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Works Railroad
Still in heavy use

Station Road Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Open to pedestrians only

Superior Viaduct (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1875; Replaced by the Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge in 1917; Swing span removed 1923;
Deck truss swing bridge on Superior Street over Cuyahoga River
Stone arch approach is still in use.

Superior Viaduct (Old) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1871
Lost Post through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Center Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Upper Gorge Bridge (Summit County, Ohio)
Built 1903; Converted to road use 1936; Closed 1979 and later removed.
Lost Deck truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Old Northbound State Road 59
Replaced by a new bridge

VRR - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1880 ; replaced 1911
Pratt through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Valley Railroad
No longer exists

W&LE - Cuyahoga River Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1905
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
No longer exists

West 3rd Street Bridge (1888) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1888; Destroyed by collision 1913
Lost Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on West 3rd Street
Destroyed by collision

West 3rd Street Bridge (1913) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1913, Remaining 1888 approach span collapsed 1916 after colliding with a streetcar; Replaced 1940
Lost truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on West 3rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

West 3rd Street Bridge (1940) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1940 by the Public Works Administration
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on W. 3rd Street in Cleveland
Open to traffic

West Main Street Bridge (Portage County, Ohio)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1978
Closed spandrel stone arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on West Main Street
Open to traffic

Willow Avenue Bridge (1964) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1964; Replaced through-truss swing bridge.
Through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on River Road/Willow Avenue/Whiskey Island Drive
Open to traffic