Main Avenue+OH-2 Bridges over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH

1860 swing: (Bridge Hunter)

1940 high clearance: (Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

The official name of the 1940 bridge is Harold H. Burton Memorial Bridge. It is 100' (30m) high and is Ohio's longest elevated structure at 8,000' (2440m, 1.5 miles). [case]

Bill Kloss posted
Homer D. Williams inbound on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. c.1974 Chuck Drumm photo from my collection.
Dennis DeBruler: I never realized that the bridge had such an interesting support structure until I saw this photo.  https://bridgehunter.com/oh/cuyahoga/1800035/

Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection via Bridge Hunter

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2012 via Bridge Hunter,
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
Main Avenue Bridge

Association for Great Lakes Maritime History posted

The tug Nebraska of the Great Lakes Towing Co. towing the freighter Harpefjell of the Fjell Line in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1939 (Image Source: Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery). 

The ship is being towed down the Cuyahoga River towards Lake Erie. The Main Avenue Bridge and Terminal Tower can be seen in the background. The name of the photographer is not included in the notes for the image, which was created from a silver gelatin negative.

One source indicates the photograph may show the ship’s arrival at Cleveland on June 30, 1939, during its maiden voyage to the Great Lakes. Note the word “Norge” on its side to identify its neutral nationality, which became meaningless after Norway was invaded on April 9, 1940. 

Information Source:

William Lafferty

[The description continues with a history of the freighter.]

The replacement bridge is long because it must be high over the river to clear the ships that use the river.

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in September 2019 via Bridge Hunter, 

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

South approach

Street View
[Note the NS/NYC Iron Curtain Bridge on the left and the Aban/B&O #464 Bridge peaking through above the first pier foundation.]

David Schauer commented on his post
In Cleveland on July 8, 2022.

Lance Aerial Media posted
Almost captured this pano of American Courage making this impossible turn on the Cuyahoga.
Dennis DeBruler: And that is a nice view of the Main Avenue Bridge.

Phil Mccarthy posted
Probably my favorite pic I’ve ever done