1913,1951 CWRO/River Terminal Scherzer Bridge over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH

(Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; 3D Satellite)

CWRO = Cleveland Works Railway

Built in 1913 and rebuilt in 1951 to make it stronger.

Jann Mayer in Sep 2019 via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

ClevelandMemory via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

One of six photos shared by Tom Habak of the LTV Steel Plant

 

Douglas Butler posted, cropped
Unknown source River Terminal Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge designed by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co was constructed in 1913 by the Corrigan McKinney & Co. In 1951 the bridge was reconstructed by the Republic Steel Corporation and strengthened by the River Terminal Railway Co for rail cars.

Douglas Butler: Dennis DeBruler the 1913 photo

Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

C Hanchey via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

Ron Stafford posted
River Terminal (now the Cleveland Works Railway) drawbridge - June 4, 1995 by Steven Bakos

Douglas Butler in Nov 2017 via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

Jonathan Konopka posted
Looking at the River Terminal railroad's bascule bridge across the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. Photo was taken in 1970 from the Clark Avenue Bridge - photo taken by Lamont Downs.

 

Karen Cereceres Bates posted
looking east from west side of bridge
Karen Cereceres Bates shared

Bridge from West to East side over Cuyahoga Cleveland CLIFFS (former Mittal-ISG-LTV-Republic/J&L.

There's actually a bottle [railcar] at the bottom somewhere.

Timothy Jordan: 9 bottle fell into the river early 70’s still there.

Thomas Munroe: I was working there when they lost a bottle car in the river . They put a resentment wall around it so it wouldn’t move into the channel.

Douglas Butler posted
Photo taken by Douglas Butler Independence Road near ISG Steel Mill with a raised Cleveland Works former River Terminal Railroad Scherzer Type Bascule Bridge located in Cleveland, OH the bridge is only raised for ship traffic.

Street View, Oct 2022

Douglas Butler posted
From Art Institute of Chicago CW Railroad Scherzer Bridge in Cleveland,OH.
[The Aban/N&W/W&LE Bridge is in the background.]

1929 NS/NYC/LS&MS Sundusky Bay Bridge near Sundusky, OH

(Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

There are three other fixed spans in this causeway.

A history of the bridges

It looks really close to the water. I found a clearance figure of 9'. And then I found this clarification: "The water has been high so not sure if that 9 ft. is accurate. It is a simple matter to call and have them raise the bridge. Normally, not much wait time. I just went through last weekend." [walleye]

Photo by Chicago Line Railfan via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

Lawrence G Sobczak Flickr

Photo and article by Dan Cupper via trains.com (source)
"A 3-hour-plus drawbridge failure on Sunday afternoon (July 25) halted movements on Norfolk Southern’s busy Chicago Line and stranded marine traffic on Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay. The bridge, a 1929 double-track rolling Scherzer-type drawbridge at MP 248 between Toledo and Sandusky, Ohio, was initially stuck in an up position, observers reported. But when the remote bridge operator was finally able to lower it, the span wouldn’t lock into place, the operator told boaters who called the NS marine contact line." It was back in service after three hours.
[This article said that jet skis could fit under, but speedboats had to wait.]

The only view I've seen of the side with the control house.

MP Rail Photography posted

11N crosses the Bay Bridge in Bayview, Ohio with two NS GEs for power.

May 27, 2022

Bay View, Ohio

Power:

NS 9678 - C44-9W

NS 3663 - ET44AC

#railway #dronephotography #railwayphotography #trainphotography #trains #dji #norfolksouthern

Roger Riblett shared

1860+1953+1991 General Dean Suspension Bridge and 1967 Carlyle Dam over Kaskaskia River in Carlyle, IL

1860 Bridge: (Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; HAER; Satellite)

1967 Dam: (Satellite)

"As of 1976, this was the only suspension bridge in Illinois." [Plaque via Bridge Hunter]

The original suspension bridge was opened for use in 1860. A US highway bridge was built in 1925. That helped save this bridge because it became a pedestrian bridge. Illinois state provided money in 1951 for a restoration that was completed in 1953. Illinois again provided money in 1989 for "major renovation and rehabilitation work" that was completed in 1991. [Photo 6 below]

Street View

Street View

John Albert Christeson Jr. posted
General Dean Suspension Bridge....Carlyle Il.

Michele Duncan posted seven photos with the comment: "Carlyle Illinois suspension bridge."

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HAER has three photos. I didn't include the LoC captions because a Bridge Hunter comment indicates they are wrong. These are the photos 8-10 referenced in this comment by Bill Little:'

Great historic photos of the General Dean Bridge, nos. 8,9,10. Just a couple quick corrections to the captions, however. Photo #8 is described as "View From North-East"; actually it appears to have been taken from the south, looking north-northeast (the old river channel is seen curving eastward to the north of the bridge). #9 is described as a "View From South-West"; actually it's looking southwest from a vantage point to the northeast (old power plant on west river bank south of the bridge is easily seen). #10 is described as being of the "East End"; actually it's the west end looking northeast. I resided a number of years in Carlyle and lived 2 1/2 blocks west of the bridge on Fairfax Ave.

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1967 Carlyle Dam

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Carlyle Lake Dam"is the largest man-made lake in Illinois and was formed in 1967 in order to control flooding on the Kaskaskia River." [PlannedSpontaneityHiking]

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Adventuring with Max and Christina posted 10 photos with the comment:

Great for fishing camping or just sightseeing, there is a nice path and a cute little park.

Carlyle Dam in Clinton County, Illinois, is a major flood-control structure completed in 1967 that forms Carlyle Lake, the largest man-made lake wholly contained within the state.— at Carlyle Dam.

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CSX/CSLR(NYC) Marcy Trestle over Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, OH

(Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Flickr; Satellite, I also noticed the CanalWay Center near the Ohio & Erie Canal)

CSLR = Cleveland Short Line Railroad, NYC subsidiary

This trestle is another reminder that, unlike Illinois and Indiana, Ohio has some serious hills near the Great Lakes. (Ballville Dam was another.)

Wheeling West End photo via Bridge Hunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

Mtnclimberjoe Rail Photography posted

A pair of matching GP40-2's lead CSX local L316 as it soars over the Cuyahoga River Valley on the Marcy Trestle in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. This local job is on the eastbound leg of its journey as it transfers cars between the CSX yards in Parma and Collinwood.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnclimberjoe50/52920945609

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4/8/2023

CSX Cleveland Short Line Sub

Cuyahoga Heights, OH

CSX L316-08 (Local; Parma, OH to Collinwood, OH)

CSX 6947 GP40-2 Ex. CSX 6495, CO 4387 Blt.1980

CSX 6466 GP40-2 Ex. CSX 6370, SBD 6604, LN 6604 Blt. 1980

J.B. Rail Photog shared

This is a popular view among railfans.

MP Rail Photography posted

CSX 5500, the Spirit of Cincinnati, leads I158 eastbound on the Cleveland Short Line.  The train is seen here crossing over the Cuyahoga River on its way toward Collinwood.

March 23, 2025

Cleveland, Ohio

Power:

CSX 5500 - ES40DC

CSX 7243 - CM44AC

MP Rail Photography shared

 

MP Rail Photography posted

With the city of Cleveland in the background, M561 crosses over the Cuyahoga River and Ohio-Erie Canal.

March 23, 2025

Cleveland, Ohio

Power:

CSX 3245 - Es44AH

UP 3053 - SD70AH

[A comment indicates that this route is "on the Cleveland Short Line between Berea and Collinwood."]

MP Rail Photography shared

 

1953/55 Cleveland South Quad @ 24,000

Tim Evanson 2017 Flickr photo via Bridge Hunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
CSX bridge - CanalWay Center

Mtnclimberjoe Rail Photography posted

A pair of matching GP40-2's lead CSX local L316 as it soars over the Cuyahoga River Valley on the Marcy Trestle in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. This local job is on the westbound return leg of its journey bringing cars from Collinwood Yard to Parma Yard.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnclimberjoe50/53632521964

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4/8/2023

CSX Cleveland Short Line Subdivision

Cuyahoga Heights, OH

CSX L316-08 (Local; Parma, OH to Collinwood Yard - Cleveland, OH Turn)

CSX 6466 GP40-2 Ex. CSX 6370, SBD 6604, LN 6604 Blt. 1980

CSX 6947 GP40-2 Ex. CSX 6495, CO 4387 Blt.1980

Tim Shanahan shared

Worldwide Railfan Productions posted
CSX Q017 with "Big Brother" watching me from above. The Marcy Trestle is located on the Shortline Sub through the City of Cleveland. ~Drawbar

While looking at the satellite image, I noticed that there are pipeline bridges on either side of this trestle. The straight "brown line" was the Ohio & Erie Canal. Thus the trail name of "Towpath Trail."

Satellite

The pipelines are a reminder that Rockefeller started Standard Oil in Cleveland. Tim caught the pipelines in this photo.

Tim Evanson 2017 Flickr photo via Bridge Hunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)