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
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
Jet Lowe, May 1985
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.