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View from train

Color photos taken by Jonathan Maxwell
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Truss and arch bridges

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Overview

These black-and-white photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was rehabilitated for foot traffic [HAER photos taken May 1985 by Jet Lowe]
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Portal

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Truss and abutment

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View from High Level Bridge

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over the Cuyahoga River on Station Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Location
Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1881-82 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1992
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 9-panel, wrought-iron Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 128.6 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.31933, -81.58753   (decimal degrees)
41°19'10" N, 81°35'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/450827/4574373 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Northfield
Inventory numbers
NRHP 79000312 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27481 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • August 29, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

  • Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com