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High Level Bridge
Photos
Cuyahoga River Gorge and High Level Bridge, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Ohio
Boston Public Library
License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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BH Photo #317650
Description
Bridge stood 190' high above the Cuyahoga River and was said to be the highest concrete highway viaduct at the time it was built (Engineering Record).
Description from Old Postcard
From Sent From The Past
This is one of the many pretty spots in the Gorge along the Cuyahoga River. The Gorge is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Akron. The High Level Bridge connects Akron with Cuyahoga Falls, and is on the road to Cleveland. It is one of the highest bridges in the United States, being 190 feet above the river bed. State Highway No. 8 passes over it. A very beautiful view of the Gorge can be had from this bridge.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cuyahoga River on N. Howard Street
- Location
- Summit County, Ohio
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1915 by Wilbur J. Watson & Co.; Replaced 1949
- Builder
- - Wilbur J. Watson & Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Open-spandrel concrete arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 781.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.12276, -81.50926 (decimal degrees)
41°07'22" N, 81°30'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/457249/4552509 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Akron West
- Inventory number
- BH 66422 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 11, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added dimensions & description
- January 14, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
- September 3, 2017: New photos from Luke
- September 3, 2017: Essay added by Hope
- March 6, 2015: Added by Dave King