Main Avenue Bridge
Main Avenue Bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
Clearance above 100 feet (30 m) (over river) | | |
| Clearance below | 96 feet (29 m) | |
| History | ||
| Construction end | 1939 | |
| Opened | 1939 | |
| Location | ||
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The Main Avenue (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge (alternately Main Avenue Viaduct
The bridge received extensive renovations 1991–1992;[4][7] it subsequently received major structural repairs in 2007[8] and again in 2012–2013, both instances necessitating re-routing of large vehicles.[9][10][11]
The bridge is visible at the end of the "Cleveland Rocks" version of the opening credits of The Drew Carey Show.[12]
In 2013, the Federal Highway Administration listed the Main Avenue Bridge as "structurally deficient" and "fracture critical".[13][14]
The bridge has been designated as a
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Main Avenue Bridge Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Bridge Historic Ohio Cuyahoga River Bridge". Historicbridges.org. 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Main Avenue Viaduct
- ^ "Main Avenue Bridge". Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ a b c "Main Ave. Bridge". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
- ^ Thoma, Pauline (1986-01-18). "Bridge over River Cuy renamed". The Plain Dealer.
- ^ "Memorial Shoreway". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
- ^ Thoma, Pauline (1992-10-17). "Making a Drive to the Finish Line". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Farkas, Karen (2009-06-28). "ODOT withheld fears about danger of Main Avenue Bridge collapsing in 2007". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "ODOT to Begin Repair Project on Main Avenue Bridge (press release)". Ohio Department of Transportation District 12. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ Dissell, Rachel (2012-07-18). "ODOT Officials Suddenly Close Main Avenue Bridge to Truck and Bus Traffic in Cleveland". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ "ODOT to Reopen Main Avenue Bridge to Heavy Truck Traffic (press release)". Ohio Department of Transportation District 12. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ Compare end of clip with Bing Maps Bird's Eye View of approximate location (choose eastward view).
- ^ "Cleveland's Main Avenue Bridge draws red flags in National Bridge Inventory". cleveland.com. Associated Press. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory - Management and Preservation - Bridges & Structures - Federal Highway Administration".
- ^ Hlavaty, Kaylyn (2021-10-06). "Main Avenue Bridge recognized as 'industrial achievement' with historical landmark dedication". News 5 Cleveland. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Main Avenue Bridge.
- Watson, Sara Ruth; John R. Wolfs (1981). "Chapter 2: The Four Great Viaducts". Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland. pp. 28–31. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-30. Transcription at The Cleveland Memory Project website.