About Scranton Road Overpass
The Scranton Road Overpass consists of a camelback Pratt through truss over Scranton Road and Fairfield Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
History
In the 19th century, the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, also known as the Nickel Plate Road, expanded its route through Cleveland. [1][3] As part of the construction of the bridge over the Cuyahoga River in 1882, a truss span was built over Scranton Road and Fairfield Avenue. Initially, when it was constructed, the average weight of locomotives was 66 tons. [3] However, by 1907, locomotives had become significantly heavier, averaging 145 tons, which led to the replacement of the bridge over Scranton Road and Fairfield Avenue in 1910.
In 1964, the Nickel Plate Road merged with several other Midwestern carriers to form the larger Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W). N&W then combined with the Southern Railway in 1982, resulting in the formation of the Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS).
Structure
Dimensions & Classification
| Structural Form | Through Truss — Pratt |
|---|---|
| Primary Material | Steel |
| Total Length | 205' |
| Number of Spans | 1 |
| Connections | Pin-connected |
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Sources & Citations
References for this location, in MLA format.
- Watson, Sara Ruth and John R. Wolfs. Watson, Sara Ruth and John R. Wolfs. Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland, 1981. Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland, 1981. ↗
- New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Viaduct. Historic American Engineering Record, Edited by Daniel M. Bluestone, Library of Congress, 1978, p. 87.
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