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E. 222nd Street Underpass
The timeline of structures at this location reflects our best information to date and is NOT guaranteed to be complete.
Structure # 1
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Bridge Type: | Welded Rigid Frame |
| Years Existed: | 1959-Present | |
| Background Information: | The Osborn Engineering Company inconjunction with county and railroad engineers desinged this bridge. The National Engineering and Contracting Company constructed the crossing. This bridge consists of three parallel single spans; the center span holds the main Norfolk and Western traffic on two tracks; the adjacent spans carry single-track industrial spur lines and a four-foot four-inch sidewalk with a steel railing. The structural steel elements are made up of a series of parallel welded steel ribs spanning 91 feet 4.25-inches. The composite reinforced concrete deck covers the frames. The E. 222nd St. bridge is known as being the first welded rigid-framed railroad bridge in the U.S. The bridge cost $1.6 million which Cuyahoga County and the City of Euclid paid 42.5 percent each and the railroad paid 15 percent. Cleveland: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites and Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland. | |
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