Charles Berry Bascule Bridge
The Charles Berry Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge in Lorain, Ohio along Erie Avenue / U.S. Route 6 and spans the Black River.Photo: Rona Proudfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Lorain, Ohio
- Also known as: “Charles Berry Bridge” and “Erie Avenue Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lorain West Breakwater Light and Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge.
Lorain West Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Ronnie44052, CC BY 2.5.
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 1 mile northwest of Charles Berry Bascule Bridge.
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
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. Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Charles Berry Bascule Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorain and Sheffield Lake.
Lorain
Photo: Rona Proudfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: ronnie44052, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Dkallas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Charles Berry Bascule Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Charles Berry Bascule Bridge” goes by many names.
- German: “Charles Berry Bridge”
- German: “Erie Avenue Bridge”
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