List of crossings of the Cuyahoga River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Cuyahoga River from its mouth at Lake Erie upstream to its source at Burton, Ohio. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as various other crossings of the river.

All locations are in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Contents

Crossings


Mouth at , elevation: 571 feet (174.0 m)[1] at Lake Erie
in Cleveland.

RM
[2][3][4][5]		 ID#
[6]		 Crossing
 Carries
 Location
 Built
 Coordinates
    N.Y.C. rail lift bridge[7] Norfolk Southern Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County		  
  1800035 Main Avenue Bridge[8] Route 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) 1938-1939[9]
    ruin Main Avenue bridge former Main Avenue  
    former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad jackknife bridge former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad  
    ruin Superior Viaduct drawspan former Superior Avenue-Detroit Avenue 1875-1878[10]
  1869345 Center Street swing bridge Center Street 1900[7]
  1800930 Veterans Memorial Bridge[11] US 6
US 20
US 42
OH 3 (unsigned)		 1912-1917[12]
    Cleveland Union Terminal Viaduct rail bridge[13] GCRTA Red Line  
  1833758 Columbus Road lift Bridge Cuyahoga CR-356 Columbus Road 1870, Rebuilt:[14]
1895 and
1939-1940[7]
    rail lift bridge Flats Industrial Railroad 1953[15]
    unused Old River Road railroad lift bridge unused railroad  
    Old River Road Bridge Old River Road  
  1869264 unused Carter Road lift Bridge former Carter Road-Eagle Avenue 1939
  1801503 Hope Memorial Bridge[16] Route 10 (Carnegie Avenue-Lorain Avenue) 1927-1932[17]
    single-leaf trunnion bascule rail bridge   1920[15]
    ruin Central Viaduct[18]    
  1809393 Innerbelt Bridge[19] I-90 1956-1959[7]
  1869728 Seneca Scherzer roller-lift bridge West 3rd Street[20] 1903,
rebuilt: 1940[7][21]
    ruin Erie-Lakawanna rail bridge former Erie-Lakawanna railroad    
    ruin Jefferson Avenue bridge former Jefferson Avenue  
    Quigley-Rockefeller rail draw bridge    
  1811991 Interstate 490 bridge I-490 Westbound 1990
    CW conveyor belt   Newburgh Heights,
Cuyahoga County		  
    CW pipeline bridge    
    N.S. Railway bridge No. 3 (L).W. & L.E.R.R. Cleveland Works Railway Operation  
    ruin Clark Avenue-Pershing bridge former Rt. 329 Clark Avenue 1917[21]  
    Newburg and South Shore rail lift bridge Newburg and South Shore Railroad  
    CWRO steel mill rail bridge Cleveland Works Railway Operation  
    CW steel mill conveyor bridge    
    CWRO steel mill rail bridge Cleveland Works Railway Operation  
    private road bridge (Cleveland Works Steel Mill) Cuyahoga Works Steel Mill private road  
    CW pipeline bridge    
    CWRO rail bridge Cleveland Works Railway Operation  
  1832344 Harvard-Denison bridge Rt. 37 Denison Avenue-Harvard Avenue 1910,
Rebuilt: 1977[21]
    CWRO rail bridge Cleveland Works Railway Operation  
  1830651 Harvard Avenue bridge Cuyahoga CR-43 1955
    pipeline bridge   Brooklyn Heights,
Cuyahoga County		  
    CSXT rail bridge CSXT  
    BP/Sohio pipeline bridge BP/Sohio pipeline  
    NEORSD rail bridge   Cuyahoga Heights,
Cuyahoga County		  
  1806173 Interstate 77 bridge I-77 Independence, Cuyahoga 1976
    Brecksville Road bridge Route 21 (Brecksville Road)  
    rail bridge   Valley View,
Cuyahoga County		  
  1802585 Granger Road bridge Route 17 (Granger Road) 1939
  1812521
and
1812548		 Valley View Bridge North span I-480 (Outerbelt South Freeway) Westbound Garfield Heights, Valley View and
Independence; Cuyahoga County		 1972-1978
  1812521
and
1812548		 Valley View Bridge South span I-480 (Outerbelt South Freeway) Eastbound 1972-1978
    Old Rockside Road bridge Old Rockside Road Independence, Cuyahoga County  
13.1[3] 1830279 Rockside Road bridge Cuyahoga CR-53 1964
    ruin Stone Road bridge former Stone Road  
15.6[5] 1832107 Hillside Road bridge Cuyahoga CR-145 Hillside Road 1923
    CVSR-Canal trail bridge all-purpose bicycle/pedestrian trail  
16.36[22]   ruin former Riverview Road-Tinkers Creek Road bridge former Riverview Road-Tinkers Creek Road  
  1830449 East Pleasant Valley Road bridge Cuyahoga CR-39 East Pleasant Valley Road 1958
    CVSR maintenance yard access road bridge Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad maintenance yard access road  
20[23] 7706871 Chippewa Road bridge[24] Route 82 (Chippewa Road/West Aurora Road) Sagamore Hills, Summit County 1931
20.71
[25]		   Ohio and Erie Canal diversion dam   1825-1827 [26]
    Station Road-Bridle Trail bridge[27]   1882
  7751001 Buckeye Towpath Connector bridge Rt. 111 Highland-Vaughn Road 1967
    unsequenced bridge    
    Jaite paper mill rail bridge former Valley Rail, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad  
26.5-29.2[5] 7733194 Boston Mills Road bridge Rt. 32 Boston Township,
Summit County		 1999
  7709005
and
7709064		 Interstate 271 bridge North span I-271 (Cleveland Outerbelt East) Southbound 1968
  7709005
and
7709064		 Interstate 271 bridge South span I-271 (Cleveland Outerbelt East) Northbound 1968
  7729618
and
7729642		 Interstate 80 bridge North span I-80 Westbound 2001 and 2003
  7729618
and
7729642		 Interstate 80 bridge South span I-80 Eastbound 2001 and 2003
    CVSR bridge Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Peninsula,
Summit County		  
    ruin Peninsula Aqueduct former Ohio and Erie Canal 1825-1827  
    Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail Peninsula bridge All-purpose bicycle/pedestrian trail  
  7709935 West Streetsboro Road bridge Route 303 1956
    CVSR bridge Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad  
33.2-33.3[5] 7745206 Bolanz Road bridge Rt. 81 Bolanz Road Cuyahoga Falls,
Summit County		 1982
  7745249 Ira Road bridge Rt. 46 Ira Road 1996
37.2[3] 7745060 West Bath Road bridge Rt. 48 Bath Road Akron,
Summit County		 1959
  CVNP pedestrian bridge
39.7[5]-40.25[28] 7730160 North Portage Path bridge Rt. 29 Portage Path Akron,
Summit County		 1931
    Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail connector (Akron) all-purpose bicycle/pedestrial trail  
    Valley View Golf Club (Akron) pedestrian bridge  
  7730411 Cuyahoga Street bridge Rt. 28 1997
43.9[3] 7730306 State Road/North Main Street bridge Akron-Cuyahoga Falls border,
Summit County		 1948
45.8
[25]		   Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam   1912 [29]
  7730322 Front Street bridge 1981
  Prospect scenic overlook Cuyahoga Falls,
Summit County
  7763905 Broad Boulevard bridge Broad Boulevard 2004
  7700636 Portage Trail bridge Portage Trail 1970
49.9
[25][30]		   Cuyahoga Falls Low Head Dam     [31]
  7700644 Ohio Routes 8 & 59 bridge Route 8
Route 59		 1974
    CA&C railroad bridge    
    former Bailey Road pedestrian bridge Bailey Road pedestrian trail  
  7763891 Hudson Drive bridge Hudson Drive 2002
  7763867 Oak Park Boulevard bridge Oakpark Boulevard 1997
    pedestrian bridge pedestrian trail  
48.7-49.7[5] 7707142 North Main Street bridge Route 91 Munroe Falls,
Summit County		 1963
  6736440 Middlebury Road bridge Middlebury Road Kent,
Portage County		 1960
  W&LE Railway Cleveland Subdivision W&LE
  Kent sewage pipe
  6760007 Fred Fuller Park-Kramer Fields (cemetery) bridge Fred Fuller Park Drive 1948
  6737498 Stow Street-West Summit bridge Stow Road 1966
  6701132 Redmond Greer Memorial Bridge Haymaker Parkway
Route 43
Route 59		 1975
54.8
[30]		   Kent Dam     [32]
  6737080 West Main Street bridge West Main Street (Kent) 1931
  6737390 Crain Avenue bridge Lake Street 1965
  6760120 River Bend Boulevard bridge River Bend Boulevard 1998
  Quarry spur rail bridge Franklin Township,
Portage County
    Ravenna Road bridge Ravenna Road  
    Ravenna Road rail bridge railroad  
57.97
[33]		   Lake Rockwell Dam Lake Rockwell   [34]
  6700586 Cleveland-East Liverpool Road bridge Route 14 Cleveland-East Liverpool Road Streetsboro,
Portage County		 1985
  6704417 Richfield-Hudson Road bridge Route 303 Shalersville Township,
Portage County		 1959
  6729495 Interstate 80 bridge I-80 (Ohio Turnpike) 1954
  6735290 Coit Road bridge Portage CR-210 Coit Road 1940
  6734979 Infirmary Road bridge Portage CR-164 Infirmary Road 1996
    Main Street-Line and Orchard Street road bridge access road Mantua,
Portage County		  
  6701620 Main Street bridge Route 44 1935
    former High-Prospect bridge pedestrian trail  
  6733972 East High Street bridge High Street 1940
  6733662 Pioneer Trail bridge Portage CR-254 Mantua Township,
Portage County		 1991
  6703364 Twinsburg Warren Road Route 82 1950
    ruin Allyn Road bridge former Allyn Road  ?  
  6734316 Winchell Road bridge Portage CR-264/278 Hiram,
Portage County		 1993
  2801779 Main Market Road bridge US 422 Welshfield,
Geauga County		 1963

Source at , elevation: 1,093 feet (333.1 m)[1]
confluence of East Branch Cuyahoga River[35] and West Branch Cuyahoga River[36]
near Pond Road and Rapids Road in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio.

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuyahoga River
  2. ^ RM stands for "River Mile" and refers to the method used by federal and state government agencies to identify locations along a water body. Mileage is defined as the lineal distance from the downstream terminus (i.e., mouth) and moving in an upstream direction.
  3. ^ a b c d "3745-1-26 Cuyahoga river." (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/wqslibrary/oh/oh_5_3745-1-26_wqs.pdf.  RM:
    • 5.6 N&SS Newburgh and South Shore railroad bridge
    • 44.6 Edison Dam
    • 57.97 Lake Rockwell mouth
    • 62 Lake Rockwell source
    • 83.9 Troy-Burton Township line, Geauga County
  4. ^ RM 33.08 Furnace Run, "CUYAHOGA RIVER - FURNACE RUN TRIBUTARY WATERSHED". CRCPO. http://www.crcpo.org/FurnaceRun/FurnaceRun.html. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f River Mile, Landmark: "Lower Cuyahoga River Watershed TMDLs, Appendix D. Aquatic Life Use Attainment Status for Stations Sampled in the Cuyahoga River Basin July-September, 1999-2000" (PDF). Ohio EPA. http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/tmdl/Cuyahoga_lower_final_appD.pdf. 
    • 6.2/ Ust. Nav. Channel
    • 7.2 B/7.1 Dst. Big Creek
    • 8.0 B/8.3 Dst. Southerly WWTP
    • 11.0 B/11.0 Ust. Southerly WWTP, Dst Mill Cr.
    • 42.6 w/42.8 Ust. Little Cuyahoga River
    • – /46.0 Dst. Cuyahoga Falls
    • 55.7 B Dst. Lake Rockwell
    • 64.5 w/64.2 Ust. Lake Rockwell
    • 83.7 w Dst. West Branch Cuy. River
    Upper Watershed:
    • 87.3 w/87.3 Dst. Tare Creek (wetland)
    • 90.6 w/90.7 Dst. East Branch Reservoir
    • 96.2 H/96.2 Ust. East Branch Reservoir
    • 97.7 /97.7 Dst. Pioneer Lake
  6. ^ ID# refers to the National Bridge Inventory #.
  7. ^ a b c d e "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Bridges". Case Western Reserve University. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=B19. 
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Main Avenue Viaduct
  9. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Main Avenue Bridge". Case Western Reserve University. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=MAB. 
  10. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Superior Viaduct". Case Western Reserve University. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=SV3. 
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Detroit-Superior Viaduct
  12. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Veterans Memorial Bridge". Case Western Reserve University. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=VMB. 
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleveland-Union Terminal Viaduct
  14. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Columbus Street Bridge". Case Western Reserve University. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CSB. 
  15. ^ a b "Movable Bridges over the Cuyahoga River". Cleveland Memory, Cleveland State University Library. http://www.clevelandmemory.org/SpecColl/gamut/1981s/mbc/mbc3.html. 
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hope Memorial Bridge
  17. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Hope Memorial Bridge". Case Western Reserve University. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=HMB. 
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central Viaduct (historical)
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Innerbelt Bridge
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Third Street Bridge
  21. ^ a b c "Bridges of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, 1918, OTHER IMPORTANT BRIDGES IN CLEVELAND, By Stanley L. McMichael". Cleveland Memory, Cleveland State University Library. http://clevelandmemory.org/SpecColl/bccc/bccc29.html. 
  22. ^ "Tinkers Creek Watershed". Tinkers Creek Watershed. http://www.tinkerscreekwatershed.org/index2.php. 
  23. ^ "Cuyahoga River Area of Concern". Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/cuyahoga.html. 
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge
  25. ^ a b c "Lower Cuyahoga River Watershed TMDLs Figure 2. Schematic of the Lower Cuyahoga River Watershed" (PDF). Ohio EPA. http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/tmdl/Cuyahoga_lower_final_report.pdf. 
  26. ^ Ohio and Erie Canal diversion dam manually plotted in Google.
  27. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Station Road Bridge
  28. ^ "Cuyahoga River, Ohio Restoration Study. Third Interim Preliminary Feasibility Report on Erosion and Sedimentation. Volume I. Main Report.". Defense Technical Information Center. http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA102181. 
  29. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam manually adjusted in Google
  30. ^ a b "Middle Cuyahoga TMDL,Figure 2. Schematic of the Middle Cuyahoga River" (PDF). Ohio EPA. http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/tmdl/MidCuyFinalTMDL.pdf. 
  31. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuyahoga Falls Low Head Dam manually adjusted in Google
  32. ^ Kent dam manually plotted from Google Maps
  33. ^ "Upper Cuyahoga River Watershed TMDLs Figure 2. Schematic Representation of the Upper Cuyahoga Watershed" (PDF). Ohio EPA. http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/tmdl/upCuy_final_090304.pdf. 
  34. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Rockwell Dam manually adjusted in Google
  35. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Cuyahoga River
  36. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Cuyahoga River

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