Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
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Coordinates | 41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W |
Carries | ![]() |
Crosses | Black River |
Locale | Lorain County, Ohio |
Official name | Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge |
Other name(s) | 21st Street Bridge |
Named for | Lofton R. Henderson |
Maintained by | Ohio Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel |
Pier construction | concrete |
Total length | 1,704 feet |
Longest span | 390 feet |
No. of lanes | 4 |
History | |
Engineering design by | American Bridge Company |
Constructed by | American Bridge Company |
Opened | 1939 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 14,310 vehicles per day (2011) |
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Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge[1] (formerly, 21st Street Bridge) is a cantilever truss bridge that carries Ohio State Route 611 (Henderson Drive) over the Black River in Lorain County, Ohio.[2]
The High-Level Bridge was proposed in 1937 as a bypass to the notoriously congested Erie Avenue swing bridge. Designed by Wilbur J. Watson & Associates of Cleveland and constructed by the American Bridge Company, it opened in conjunction with the new Erie Avenue bascule bridge on September 26, 1940. The High-Level Bridge was named for Lofton Henderson in October 1991.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
- ^ "Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge (21st Street Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org". historicbridges.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.