Bridges

The Bridges over the Cuyahoga are symbols of this working city. Not one is a suspension bridge; all are for rail, car and truck traffic. Cleveland is unique in that if one travels up the Cuyahoga River from the mouth to the turning base, one can see a greater number of types of movable bridges than can be seen anywhere. At one time there were seven railroads, each with bridge design needs to take them across the river to terminals. Of the twenty bridges crossing the navigable part of the river, there were bascule bridges, vertical lift bridges, jackknife bridges, cantilever spans and girder spans, swing bridges and viaducts. It is the beauty in these industrial forms that are our heritage and a main characteristic.

Hope Memorial Bridge , (Lorain-Carnegie) Pylons 1932, Architect, Frank Walker, Sculptor, Henry Hering. Two pair of giant Art Deco figures serve as gateways to Cleveland 's East and West sides. Hermes, holding a tank-truck in one instance and a coal hauler in the other symbolizes the progress of transportation. The 43 ft pylons are made of local Berea sandstone.

Bridge Lighting Project –Project of The City of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Art to celebrate the millennium in Cleveland . Photograph by Ross De Alessi