Brecksville/Northfield High-Level Bridge, Brecksville/Northfield OH

The Brecksville/Northfield High-level Bridge carries State Route 82 over the Cuyahoga Valley at the Pinery Narrows. Today it connects the communities of Brecksville and Sagamore Hills. It was constructed in 1930 and 1931 of steel-reinforced concrete and carries the road surface 145 feet above the valley floor. This bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory. It was designed by Alfred M. Felgate who was a civil engineer, deputy county engineer and bridge engineer for Cuyahoga County for over twenty years.

 

It is a bridge that embodies the distinctive characteristics of concrete bridge construction of the 1920s, however, it also displays the tendency to develop thinner supporting members. This balance between thinness and safety gives the structure an elegance that is sought and prized by engineers.

 

 

Brecksville/Northfield High-Level Bridge. Comments welcome.

Hi jerry very nice shot u got here, i like the compostion with the leading line of the railroad in the diagonal. i also love the mist in the background, the tones are also very nice fitting the atmosphere, regards, RK!

Very nice mood!

I really like the old feel to this one. I'm sort of expecting Buster Keaton to come running by, though. :-)

Excelente encuadre, perfecta luz, color y gran composicion, saludos cordiales Jerry.

You should have added this one to the Foggy Vision forum...nice...