Wednesday, January 20, 2021

1904+1974 NS/Nickel Plate Bridges over Black River in Lorain, OH

1974: (Bridge HunterB&T3D Satellite)

One of 23 photos posted by Jim Huber
Circa early 1900's.

Lorain Port and Finance Authority posted
The Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, mile 1.2, is a vertical lift bridge that provides a horizontal clearance of 205-feet and a vertical clearance of 35-feet in the closed position above LWD and 123-feet in the open position above LWD. 

Chronicle-Telegram, June 16, 1974 via DanieleBrady

3D Satellite
 
Jim Bobel posted
With the Great Lakes Tug, Rhode Island leading the way. The Cedarglen makes it way under the Norfolk Southern Railroad’s Lift Bridge. Lorain, Ohio July 27, 2010

One of five phots posted by Marcin Olexsy and shared by Andrew Haenisch
Corey Brown: Looks like they are building the NS lift bridge in the background you can still see the original NKP bridge in front of it.
[American Shipbuilding is in the foreground.]

One of five phots posted by Marcin Olexsy and shared by Andrew Haenisch

Jonathan Konopka posted
This is the NS Black River Lift Bridge in Lorain, Ohio. It is a vertical lift bridge that was built in 1974 and carries the NS Cleveland District over the Black River.
Geoffrey Moreland: Actually, the same exact design as the NKP one in Cleveland.
9:27 YouTube video starting with an interior view of the control cabin. [I could not understand the dialog so I skipped to scenes of, and from, the bridge at 6:30.]
 
1 of 11 photos posted by Bridges & Tunnels
http://bridgestunnels.com/2022/09/14/lorains-black-river-bridges/

One of 23 photos posted by Jim Huber
From Geoege Siss III: shows ice skaters on the Black River, south of the Nickel Plate Railroad (New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad) swing bridge. Notice the ore ships docked for the winter, caked in ice. The winters were very harsh during that time period, which explains the thickness of the water on the Black River. Picture was taken in 1911.

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