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The bridge siphoned off commercial traffic to Cleveland before it could reach Ohio City's mercantile district. These actions aggravated citizens of Ohio City, and brought to the surface a fierce rivalry between the small town and Cleveland. Ohio City citizens rallied for "Two Bridges or None!".
Added to NRHP. October 8, 1976. Location. The Hope Memorial Bridge (formerly the Lorain–Carnegie Bridge) is a 4,490-foot-long (1,370 m) art deco truss bridge crossing the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The bridge connects Lorain Avenue on Cleveland's west side and Carnegie Avenue on the east side, terminating just short of Progressive Field .
History. The City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836, splitting from Brooklyn Township. The city grew from a population of 2,400 people in the early 1830s to over 4,000 in 1850. The municipality was annexed by Cleveland on June 5, 1854. James A. Garfield, who became the 20th president of the United States, frequently ...
The Fulton Road Bridge was the name of two bridges in Cleveland, Ohio, the original and its replacement.The bridge in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood spans the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Big Creek (a Cuyahoga River tributary that runs through the Cleveland Metroparks' Brookside Reservation), John Nagy Boulevard, and Norfolk Southern and CSX railroad tracks.
Cleveland and Ohio City are incorporated as cities. John W. Willey is elected the first mayor of Cleveland. Bridge War between Cleveland and Ohio City takes place. 1837 – Cleveland City Council votes to create City Hospital, now MetroHealth. 1840 – population: 6,071. 1842 – The Plain Dealer begins publication.
History. Construction end. 1939. Opened. 1939. Location. The Main Avenue (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge (alternately Main Avenue Viaduct [2]) is a cantilever truss bridge in Cleveland, Ohio carrying Ohio State Route 2 / Cleveland Memorial Shoreway over the Cuyahoga River. [3] The bridge, completed in 1939, is 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in length ...
Sidaway Bridge is a bridge in Cleveland, Ohio. It spans the Kingsbury Run ravine, between Sidaway Avenue and East 65th Street, and is Cleveland's only suspension bridge. [1] The footbridge spans 680 feet (210 m) with steel towers 158 feet (48 m) tall. [1] It connects the neighborhoods of Slavic Village and Kinsman .
The George V. Voinovich Bridges are two bridges in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., that carry Interstate 90 (I-90, Innerbelt Freeway) over the Cuyahoga River. They are named for George Voinovich, former mayor of Cleveland, Governor of Ohio, and United States Senator . The bridges' 200-foot (61 m) piles are the largest ever manufactured in the United ...