Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge

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Bridge in Lorain County, Ohio
41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W / 41.4575; -82.1603Carries SR 611 (Henderson Drive)CrossesBlack RiverLocaleLorain County, OhioOfficial nameLofton Henderson Memorial BridgeOther name(s)21st Street BridgeNamed forLofton R. HendersonMaintained byOhio Department of TransportationCharacteristicsMaterialSteelPier constructionconcreteTotal length1,704 feetLongest span390 feetNo. of lanes4HistoryEngineering design byAmerican Bridge CompanyConstructed byAmerican Bridge CompanyOpened1939StatisticsDaily traffic14,310 vehicles per day (2011)LocationMap

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.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
  2. ^ "Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge (21st Street Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org". historicbridges.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.


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