Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W |
| Carries |  SR 611 (Henderson Drive) |
| 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) |
| Location | |
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge[1] (formerly, 21st Street Bridge or Central High Level Bridge[2] ) is a cantilever truss bridge that carries Ohio State Route 611 (Henderson Drive) over the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.[3]
The High-Level Bridge was proposed in 1937 as a bypass to the notoriously congested Erie Avenue swing bridge.[2] Designed by Wilbur J. Watson & Associates of Cleveland and constructed by the American Bridge Company, at a cost of $1.7 million, it opened in conjunction with the new Erie Avenue bascule bridge on September 26, 1940.[4] The High-Level Bridge was named for Lofton Henderson in October 1991.[5]
See also
Further reading
- Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
- ^ a b Gandee, Linda (July 5, 2016). "The bridges over Lorain's Black River". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge (21st Street Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org". historicbridges.org. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Cahal, Sherman (September 13, 2022). "Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge". Bridges and Tunnels. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Allen, Joanne (September 18, 1991). "Lorain bridge renamed in honor of war hero". the Morning Journal. pp. A3. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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