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Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge

Coordinates: 41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W / 41.4575; -82.1603
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Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Coordinates41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W / 41.4575; -82.1603
Carries SR 611 (Henderson Drive)
CrossesBlack River
LocaleLorain County, Ohio
Official nameLofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Other name(s)21st Street Bridge
Named forLofton R. Henderson
Maintained byOhio Department of Transportation
Characteristics
MaterialSteel
Pier constructionconcrete
Total length1,704 feet
Longest span390 feet
No. of lanes4
History
Engineering design byAmerican Bridge Company
Constructed byAmerican Bridge Company
Opened1939
Statistics
Daily traffic14,310 vehicles per day (2011)
Location
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Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge[1] (formerly, 21st Street Bridge) is a cantilever truss bridge that carries Ohio State Route 611 (Henderson Drive) over the Black River in Lorain County, Ohio.[2]

The High-Level Bridge was proposed in 1937 as a bypass to the notoriously congested Erie Avenue swing bridge. Designed by Wilbur J. Watson & Associates of Cleveland and constructed by the American Bridge Company, it opened in conjunction with the new Erie Avenue bascule bridge on September 26, 1940. The High-Level Bridge was named for Lofton Henderson in October 1991.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
  2. ^ "Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge (21st Street Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org". historicbridges.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.