The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge[1] carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is 2,049 feet (625 m) in length,[2] was completed in 1965.[3]
The Edison Bridge replaced the Bay Bridge, a lift bridge which was dedicated on February 2, 1929. The Bay Bridge was initially a private bridge maintained by the Sandusky Bay Bridge Company, which charged a 50-cent toll; the Ohio Department of Highways bought it for $1,795,000, at first lowering the toll to 25 cents then abolishing it on August 30, 1946.[4] The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the lift span in April 1985 after an inspection which predicted a collapse due to its own weight;[5] it formally abandoned the span in April 1986[5] and subsequently removed it, converting its approaches to fishing piers.[2][3]
