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Main span

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Overview: Bascule bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street in Toledo
Location: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1968 and 2006
Design: Bascule Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 204.1 ft.
Total length: 1,199.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.65237, -83.52708 (decimal degrees)
41°39'09" N, 83°31'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: ODOT 4860004 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 27949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1974): 3,100