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Detroit - Superior Bridge, view of arch from sidewalk
Detroit - Superior Bridge, view of arch from sidewalk
Identifier3viewlookingeastof591footsteelarchofbridgehaer.jpg
TitleDetroit - Superior Bridge, view of arch from sidewalk
CreatorLowe, Jet
DescriptionView looking east of 591 foot steel arch of the Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge. Arch consists of Pratt trusses divided into twenty-four, 24 foot, 7 inch panels. It was fabricated by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland whose circular plaque can be seen where the arch meets the roadway. The steel arch was erected by the Berro construction Co. of Chicago.
Original Date1978
PublisherHistoric American Engineering Record, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240
Time PeriodDecline and Comeback: 1960-1990
Location DepictedCleveland (Ohio)
SubjectVeterans Memorial Bridge (Cleveland, Ohio)
Detroit-Superior Bridge (Cleveland)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
Bridges, Arch
Bridges, Steel
Cuyahoga River
LC Subject HeadingsVeterans Memorial Bridge (Cleveland, Ohio)
ASCE Subject HeadingsBridges, truss
Bridges, steel
Bridges, concrete
Bridge decks
Object Typedigital images
RepositoryLibrary of Congress
Repository CollectionHistoric American Engineering Record
Repository Homepagehttp://memory.loc.gov/
Digital CollectionBridges
Copyrighthttp://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/
FormatJpeg
LanguageEnglish
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Entryhttp://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=VMB
Further Readinghttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.oh0124;
http://hlneogis.ulib.csuohio.edu/chronology.asp?id=CUY0006
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