Main Avenue Bridge
Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio
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The Main Avenue (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge (alternately Main Avenue Viaduct[2]) is a cantilever truss bridge in Cleveland, Ohio carrying Ohio State Route 2/Cleveland Memorial Shoreway over the Cuyahoga River.[3] The bridge, completed in 1939, is 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in length, and was the longest elevated structure in Ohio[4] until the 2007 completion of the Veterans' Glass City Skyway in Toledo. It was named for Harold H. Burton, 45th mayor of Cleveland, in late January 1986.[5] The bridge replaced an 1869 bridge at the same site,[4] and was built in conjunction with construction of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway.[6]
Main Avenue Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge in 2005 | |
| Coordinates | 41°29′55″N 81°42′18″W |
| Carries |  OH 2 |
| Crosses | Cuyahoga River |
| Locale | Cleveland, Ohio |
| ID number | 1800035 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Metal-Riveted Cantilever Deck Truss, Stationary[1] |
| Total length | 6,580 feet (2,010 m) 8,000 feet (2,400 m) including ramps [1] |
| Width | 82 feet (25 m) |
| Longest span | 120 m |
| Clearance above | 100 feet (30 m) (over river) |
| Clearance below | 96 feet (29 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1939 |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Main Avenue Bridge | |
The bridge received extensive renovations 1991–1992;[4][7] it subsequently received major structural repairs in 2007[8] and again in 2012–2013, both instances necessitating re-routing of large vehicles.[9][10][11]
In 2013, the Federal Highway Administration listed the Main Avenue Bridge as "structurally deficient" and "fracture critical".[12][13]
The bridge has been designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[14]
