1902 CSX/Toledo Terminal Lower River Bridge over Maumee River

(Bridge Hunter, Historic Bridges, Satellite)

The Toledo Terminal Railroad went around the Toledo metro area.

C Hanchey Flickr via Bridge Hunter, License: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 

1 of 7 photos posted by Andrew Dean Detroit
Algoma Conveyor heading into Toledo with assistance from Tug Michigan and Cleveland.
Andrew Dean Detroit shared

Tim Shanahan shared four photos posted by Mike Wilkewitz with the comment: "The Algoma Sault cargo ship passing thru the CSX swing bridge (Lower River Bridge) over the Maumee River. Taken on 4/14/21 at 14:20 at Toledo". Mike also posted a video. The span closing starts about a minute into the video.

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37:44 video @ 2:24, the video is sped up
The scene is repeated at 22:41 with a regular speed.

 

Marine Historical Society of Detroit posted

Shortly after consolidating the newly-formed U.S. Steel fleet under the Pittsburgh Steamship Company name in 1901, the company started painting the stacks of their vessels silver (hulls were green initially with "straw yellow" cabins.) This quickly earned the fleet the nickname Tin Stackers.  Nine "tin stackers" have steam up and are ready to depart layup in Toledo, on the west shore of the Maumee River near Bayview Park.  The Toledo Terminal swing bridge can be seen in the background.  The date is not noted. Robert Zeleznik collection/MHSD. 

This particular MHSD volunteer is more of a tugboat, fishtug and carferry aficionado, so I will make no attempt to try and identify the vessels. Feel free to comment those you can identify. The Norman B. Ream is obvious, and the photo also mentions the Henry C. Frick and the William J. Filbert. If the Frick is in view, it would date the photo prior to 1964.

 

Bridge Now and Then posted
From the Charles F. Mensing Collection, a 1902 view of stone used for the construction of the Toledo Terminal Railroad Bridge on the Maumee River in the North Toledo Area. (Toledo-Lucas County Public Libraries)
Carl Thomas Ballard: That’s the mast and boom are wood… serious old school….

Marty Bernard posted three photos of Marty Hall showing portal views with a train crossing the bridge.