Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Photos 

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View from train

This photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell
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Side view

The following photos were taken for the Historic American Engineering Record by Jet Lowe in May 1985
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Main span

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Deck view

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Underneath

Facts 

Overview
Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Cuyahoga River on OH 82
Location
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1930-31 under the supervision of A.M. Felgate and W.S. Hindman; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 1,130.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Inventory numbers
ODOT 7706871 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 27428 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (8,290)
Built 1931 (468)
Built during 1930s (7,082)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio (74)
Cuyahoga River (15)
Deck arch (7,401)
HAER documented (453)
OH 82 (4)
Ohio (1,728)
Open (23,107)
Open-spandrel arch (261)
Owned by state (7,026)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (801)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell and from the Historic American Engineering Record

Sources 

  • Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com

Comments 

Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge
Posted March 11, 2009, by Lynne Hindman (marondy [at] wowway [dot] com)

You will find that W. S. Hindman was involved with the Ohio Stadium as Field Engineer and Chief Engineer. He wrote two articles for "The Ohio State Engineer" about the Ohio Stadium. W. S. Hindman was also the designer and builder of Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh.