Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge that carries Ohio State Route 611 over the Black River in Lorain, Ohio. The High-Level Bridge was proposed in 1937 as a bypass to the notoriously congested Erie Avenue swing bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Lorain County, Ohio
- Also known as: “East 21st Street Bridge” and “Twentyfirst Street High Level Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lorain West Breakwater Light and Clearview High School.
Lorain West Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
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The Lorain West Breakwater Light, also called the Lorain Harbor Light, is a lighthouse in Lorain, Ohio, United States. The light was built in 1917 on Lake Erie by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Lorain West Breakwater Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge.
Clearview High School
School
Clearview High School is a public high school located in Lorain, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Clearview Local School District, one of five school districts serving the city of Lorain and all of Sheffield Township, Ohio. Clearview High School is situated 2 miles south of Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorain and Sheffield Lake.
Lorain
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Lorain is a city of 64,000 people 30 miles west of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. A former industrial center for shipbuilding, auto manufacturing, and steel, like other Rust Belt cities, the city faces population decline and urban decay.
Sheffield Lake
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Sheffield Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,957 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
Amherst
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Amherst is a city of 12,000 people in the Greater Cleveland area, near the Lake Erie shore. It has been called the Sandstone Center of the World. Its quarries were an important source of grindstones.
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: City of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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