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NSR - Cuyahoga River Bridge

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland

Movable Bridges

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #263438

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Description 

The bridge is removed however it's twin is still in place.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Cuyahoga River on Newburg & South Shore Railroad
Location
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Status
Demolished in 1994
History
Built 1906 Removed in 1994
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Newburg & South Shore Railroad (NSR)
Design
Rolling Lift Bridge
Dimensions
Span length: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.47949, -81.67492   (decimal degrees)
41°28'46" N, 81°40'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/443651/4592207 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cleveland South
Inventory number
BH 57649 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,370)
Bascule (1,040)
Built 1906 (578)
Built during 1900s (6,791)
Cleveland, Ohio (102)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio (174)
Cuyahoga River (50)
Lost (22,248)
Lost 1994 (413)
 Lost during 1990s (3,846)
Movable (2,843)
Newburg & South Shore Railroad (2)
Ohio (3,119)
Railroad (14,365)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (123)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,997)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,673)

Update Log 

  • September 22, 2019: New photos from Jann Mayer
  • September 19, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 11, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • January 23, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 29, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 12, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 9, 2014: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • August 17, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

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

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