Abandoned W&LE - Cuyahoga River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2015

BH Photo #342616

Map 

Street Views 

• View from Independence Road
• Locked in position raised

Video 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Wheeling & Lake Erie RR

Location

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Status

Derelict/abandoned Raised

History

Built 1956; abandoned in 2001

Builder

- Waddell & Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri

Railroad

- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (WLE)

Design

Pennsylvania through truss vertical lift

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.46972, -81.66913   (decimal degrees)
41°28'11" N, 81°40'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/444126/4591118 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cleveland South

Inventory number

BH 61134 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 27, 2019: New photos from Jann Mayer
• July 1, 2019: New photos from Douglas Butler
• January 4, 2016: New video from Douglas Butler
• November 27, 2015: New photos from Douglas Butler
• August 5, 2015: New photos from Luke
• August 4, 2015: New photos from Douglas Butler
• February 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• February 15, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• May 31, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

• W&LE - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)
• RT - Cuyahoga River Bascule Bridge (Downstream)

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Luke
• Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com

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