Jefferson Avenue Bascule Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #263827

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Jefferson Avenue

Location

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Status

Destroyed by fire

History

Built 1905

Builders

- Cowing Engineering Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- James A. Joyce

Design

This bascule bridge is a Rolling Bearing type designed by John P Cowing of Cleveland Ohio

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.48230, -81.67625   (decimal degrees)
41°28'56" N, 81°40'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/443542/4592520 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cleveland South

Inventory number

BH 57647 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 17, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 1, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• August 17, 2015: New photo from Luke
• August 8, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• July 16, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
• August 17, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

• Jefferson Avenue Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Jefferson Avenue Bascule Bridge - Imagery
• Jefferson Avenue Bridge - Imagery #2
• Luke
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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