Center Street Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #137548

Map 

Street Views 

Videos 

Facts 

Overview

Swing through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Center Street in Cleveland

Location

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1901 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989

Builder

- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio

Design

Swing Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 145.0 ft.
Total length: 345.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.49426, -81.70312   (decimal degrees)
41°29'39" N, 81°42'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/441310/4593865 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cleveland South

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

3,176

Inventory numbers

ODOT 1869345 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27433 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of June 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 40.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 5, 2021: New photos from Douglas Butler
• September 20, 2019: New photos from Jann Mayer
• July 16, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
• June 2, 2018: New Street View added by Leslie R trick
• May 9, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 6, 2018: New video from Geoffrey Moreland
• October 28, 2017: New photos from Douglas Butler
• February 9, 2017: New photos from Douglas Butler
• June 18, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 18, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• January 4, 2016: New video from Douglas Butler
• December 29, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• December 10, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• October 4, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
• May 11, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
• September 8, 2009: New photo from J.R. Manning
• April 19, 2009: Posted HAER photos

Related Bridges 

• Superior Viaduct (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• HAER OH-10 - Center Street Swing Bridge, Southwest of Public Square, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Douglas Butler
• Luke
• Truss & Rivets
• Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
• Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com

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