Significance: The Center Street Bridge is the last remaining swing bridge in Cleveland. The bridge is a rimbearing bobtail through Pratt truss It was fabricated and erected by the nationally-famous King Bridge Company of Cleveland. [HAER-data]
The long arm is nine panels and the short one has six panels.
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| HAER OHIO,18-CLEV,29--23 (CT), cropped OBLIQUE VIEW - Center Street Swing Bridge, Southwest of Public Square, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH |
Significance: The Center Street Bridge is the last remaining swing bridge in Cleveland. The bridge is a rimbearing bobtail through Pratt truss It was fabricated and erected by the nationally-famous King Bridge Company of Cleveland. [HAER-data]
This tug in this photo is pulling a big Cleaveland-Cliffs ore boat backwards down the river. See Bridge Hunter for all of the HAER photos of the boat going past the bridge and of the bridge opening and closing.
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| HAER OHIO,18-CLEV,29--7 - Center Street Swing Bridge, Southwest of Public Square, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH |
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| Feb 2017 Photo by Douglas Butler via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) [It is framed by the Detroit-Superior Bridge and a flour mill is in the background.] |
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| Jonathan Konopka posted A view of the Center Street Bridge near Downtown Cleveland in 1918. Photo is courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery. Geoffrey Moreland: A rare bobtail swing In its infancy. The oldest in Cleveland by far. Notice the B&O Scherzer on the left. Replaced in the 50s by a heel Trunnion that stands today. |
Bridge Hunter also has more photos taken by Jann Mayer as this boat was pulled downstream past the bridge.
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| Jann Mayer, Sep 2019 via Bridge Hunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) "When closed, the Center Street Bridge is below the Detroit Superior High Bridge." |
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| Jann Mayer, Sep 2019 via Bridge Hunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) "The ship was backing down the river, so the bridge was closing after it passed." |
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| Truss & rivets posted Cleveland’s Center Street Bobtail-Swing bridge circa 1970. Still in operation today. Now painted bright red. The last of its kind and the only one left in Cleveland. [It is not the last bobtail bridge because I know of several in Chicagoland. But none of them are still operational.] |
Douglas Spott posted three photos with the comment: "Center Street Swing Bridge Cleveland Ohio."
James A Kamensky: worked this bridge many times scary times when windy no brakes on bridge.
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Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 Cleveland posted four photos with the comment: "Progress is being made on the Center St. swing bridge. An incredibly unique project, providing repair to a Cleveland landmark."
Stephen Rafaele Jerome: Is this the only swing bridge in Ohio?
Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 Cleveland: Not sure, but it is pretty rare as it is a bobtail swing bridge with the pivot axis on land rather than in the water. It's one of only a dozen or so bobtail swing bridges still in operation in the U.S.
Stephen Rafaele Jerome: According to HistoricBridges.org, this bridge is one of only two highway swing bridges in the state of Ohio, But the only one still operational
Brandon Michael Washburn: Is this the bridge in downtown Cleveland the two of them is always up I don't know what it's called
Dennis DeBruler: Brandon Michael Washburn No, the "always up" bridges were B&O railroad bridges. This bridge can't go up, it turns. It is under the Detroit-Superior high bridge and carries Center Street across the river.
If you click the "PHOTOS" icon on this page, you can find a series of photos showing it swinging open.
Geoffrey Moreland shared
Big repairs!
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Oct 9, 2023: Lance Aerial Media posted four photos with the comment: "Center St Bridge reopened today."
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3:15 YouTube video of it opening and closing (source)
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