Warehouse and rail spur among the properties along proposed route of new Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge to replace the Superior Viaduct., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge and Superior Viaduct from Superior Avenue and W. 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. The view is toward the west, with the west-side Flats and Ohio City in the background., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction of Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge piers 2 and 3, looking northeast from the top of an Erie Railroad coal gondola car along Riverbed Street just south of the Superior Viaduct. Detroit Avenue is shown running along the river toward the Viaduct swing bridge., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction of support arches for the Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge on August 7, 1915, looking west along the right-of-way from the Wheeling & Erie Railroad Depot. St. Malachi's Church and the Superior Viaduct can be seen in the background., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Detroit-Superior High-Level bridge from roof of the Rockefeller Building showing subway entrances for street cars. The Superior Viaduct is seen branching off to right., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction photograph of Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge showing the path of the bridge, looking toward the west from the Wheeling & Erie Railroad Depot. In the background, St. Malachi's Church can be seen to the right of the construction framework, while St. John's Episcopal Church is to the left. The photograph was taken on January 9, 1915, after the right-of-way had been cleared and construction was begun., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction of supporting arches for the Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge, from the Cuyahoga River to Pier 8, with B&O railroad drawbridge in raised position and Superior Viaduct in background, taken on June 5, 1915., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction of the center span of the Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge during 1916 or 1917, looking east from the Sheier Furniture Building, 2206 Superior Viaduct. King Bridge Company was the principal contractor for the construction. The bridge was designed by Cuyahoga County engineers, Frank R. Lander, Alfred M. Felgate, William A. Stinchcomb, and Albert W. Zesiger., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
View of the Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge during last phases of construction, looking from Superior Viaduct and approx. W. 24th St. toward downtown Cleveland, Ohio., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction of the center span of the Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge. View is from the north looking south along the Cuyahoga River. The Center Street swing bridge and the Fairchild Flour Mill are visible in the center of the image., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Aerial photograph of the Cuyahoga River flats looking north on June 27, 1236. The Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge can be seen in the center of the image, spanning between downtown Cleveland and Ohio City., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Looking toward downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and Terminal Tower from the west side of the Cuyahoga River with the Detroit-Superior Bridge in the foreground., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Looking east toward downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and Terminal Tower, from above the Cuyahoga River just south of the Detroit-Superior Bridge., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Map of Franklin-Superior High Level Bridge Route together with proposed change in alignment of Easterly end of Superior Ave. Viaduct in comparison with Lorain-Huron High Level Bridge Route, created by J.B. Davis & Son, Civil Engineers, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1906, This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Veterans Memorial Bridge as seen from the lower east-side Flats toward the west. The Center Street swing bridge is visible in the open navigation position in the center of the image., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Construction of arch spans 6 and 7 of the Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge looking toward the northeast., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
Veterans Memorial Bridge and the downtown Cleveland, Ohio, skyline, as seen from Franklin Ave., Ohio City., This image is featured in the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge digital exhibit.
The Detroit-Superior High-Level Bridge opened to traffic on Thanksgiving Day 1917 and was the city's first high-level bridge over the Cuyahoga River. Connecting Detroit and Superior avenues, it was engineered to relieve the traffic congestion that had clogged the old Superior Viaduct, just north of the new span. Built at a cost of $5.284 million, the bridge took 5 years to complete. The bridge was designed by Cuyahoga County engineers Frank R. Lander, Alfred M. Felgate, William A. Stinchcomb, and Albert W. Zesiger. The principal contractor for the construction was the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company. The bridge was renamed Veterans Memorial in Veterans Day ceremonies on 11 Nov. 1989. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
This digital collection includes contemporary and more recent images of the bridge, as well as material related to the planning and construction of the span, The images featured in the collection were assembled to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge.