Cleveland And Pittsburgh Railroad Bridge, Bedford, OH
N 41° 23.095 W 081° 32.048
17T E 455340 N 4581625
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad stone viaduct across Tinker's Creek Gorge.
Waymark Code: WM89BJ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2010
Views: 9
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad stone viaduct across Tinker's Creek Gorge was completed in 1864, replacing the original wooden truss bridge which opened in 1852. The massive stone structure is 225 feet long and towers 120 feet above Tinker's Creek. A massive amount of fill (buring a significant portion of the piers) was added in 1902 when a new alignment with two tracks across the valley was constructed to the west of the viaduct. At that time a 220 foot stone arch tunnel was built for Tinker's Creek to pass through the fill.
Street address:
south end of Willis St
Bedford, Ohio USA
44146
County / Borough / Parish: Cuyahoga
Year listed: 1975
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: observation deck
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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