The Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge, a five-span open-spandrel arch bridge, carries OH Route 82 over the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga and Summit County, Ohio.
Designed by county engineer A.M. Felgate, 5 the Brecksville-Northfield High-Level Bridge was built in 1930-31 by the Highway Construction Company. It was rehabilitated in 1989.
In 2012, five men were arrested, accused of planning to blow up the bridge. 1 The accused attempted to plant and detonate what they thought were explosives. The men were convicted and sentenced between November 2012 and October 2013. 2 3
Information
- State: Ohio
- Route: OH Route 82
- Type: Open Spandrel Arch
- Status: Active - Automobile
- Total Length: 1,130 feet
- Main Span Length: 181 feet
- Spans:
- Deck Width: 20 feet
- Total Height: 145 feet
- Navigational Clearance:
Sources
- “Bridge bomb plot: What was the plan? How was it foiled?” Plain Dealer [Cleveland], 2 May 2012.
- “Sentencing postponed for man accused in bridge bombing attempt.” Plain Dealer [Cleveland], 21 Nov. 2012.
- “”Last of five conspirators in Ohio 82 bridge-bombing plot sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.” Plain Dealer [Cleveland], 7 Oct. 2013.
- Watson, Sara Ruth, and John R. Wolfs. “Ornamental and Park Bridges.” Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland, 1981, p. 77.
- Historic American Engienering Record, U.S. Department of the Interior. Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge. Research report no. HAER No. OH-66, 11 Aug. 1988.