Detroit Rocky River Bridge - Cleveland Historical
WEBThe Detroit Rocky River Bridge spans the Rocky River and connects the cities of Rocky River and Lakewood. Prior to 1819, Rufus Wright operated a ferry that carried Rockport residents across the Rocky River.
Rocky River Bridge, Rocky River Ohio - Historic Structures
WEBMar 22, 2016 · In 1850 a new bridge over the Rocky River was constructed by the Rockport Plank Road Company. This was a wooden toll bridge, 24 feet wide and situated about halfway down the slope of the gorge. In 1890 it was replaced by an iron high-level bridge, 28 feet wide with an oak plank floor and stone abutments.
The history of Detroit Road: From stumps to planks
WEBJan 24, 2017 · This bridge was built to replace an earlier bridge that had been constructed in 1820 primarily by Captain Rufus Wright, the owner of a tavern on the west bank of the Rocky River Valley where the bridge crossed.
The history of Detroit Road, Part II: Bridging the Rocky River
WEBFeb 21, 2017 · An old postcard shows the 1910 Detroit Road Bridge over the Rocky River in the foreground. Immediately behind it is the 1890 iron bridge that it replaced. Sandstone abutments of the 1890 bridge can still be seen in the river.
Clifton Park Bridge - Cleveland Historical
WEBOpened in 1964, the Clifton Park Bridge connects the cities of Rocky River and Lakewood. It is a section of Clifton Boulevard and the Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. Route 6). The bridge crosses the Rocky River very close to where it …
Construction History Rocky River Bridge, Rocky River Ohio
WEBThe Rocky River Bridge is of the type known as Luxemburg construction, named after the Luxemburg Bridge (1903) over the Petrusse River in Germany. The essential feature of the type is a twin method of construction.
Ornamental And Park Bridges – Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland
WEBThe most northerly bridge over Rocky River has spectacular view and carries U.S. Route 6(or East Lake Road) across the river. Called the Clifton-Westlake Bridge, it is steel girder structure, completed in 1964. It took 35 years and 10 …
DETROIT-ROCKY RIVER BRIDGE - Case Western Reserve University
WEBThe DETROIT-ROCKY RIVER BRIDGE (1910-80) was the 4th bridge built at that location connecting Detroit Rd. between LAKEWOOD and ROCKY RIVER. It was designed by civil engineer Alfred Felgate, with WILBUR WATSON serving as consulting engineer.
Rocky River Bridge, Spanning Beaver Dam River, Rocky River, …
WEB- Significance: At the time of its construction, the Rocky River Bridge, with a clear span of 280 feet, was the longest concrete arch in the world.
Rocky River (Ohio) - Wikipedia
WEBAerial view, looking southerly, of the river's mouth and surrounding area of discharge into Lake Erie, in Rocky River. At top, the Clifton Park-West Lake Bridge carries U.S. Route 6 across the river.