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View Of Center Street Swing Bridge Looking North. The Old Superior Viaduct Can Be Seen In The Background

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General View Of Bridge Looking Northeast. The Photo Is Framed By The Superstructure Of The Detroit Superior High Level Bridge (1914-17). The Open Stringer Construction Of The Lower Deck Of The Steel Arch Is Clearly Illustrated

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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
+41.49333, -81.70333   (decimal degrees)
41°29'36" N, 81°42'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/441291/4593762 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cleveland South
Inventory numbers
ODOT 1869345 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 27433 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 73.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1975)
4,500

Update Log 

  • April 19, 2009: Posted HAER photos

Sources 

  • HAER OH-10 - Center Street Swing Bridge, Southwest of Public Square, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

Comments 

Center Steet Bridge
Posted May 19, 2008, by Jay Nicks (jnicks11 [at] juno [dot] com)

This bridge really does swing.

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