| Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date / Builder or Contractor |
| Eagle Avenue Viaduct | Eagle Avenue Over Cuyahoga River | Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio | Metal Riveted Pennsylvania Through Truss, Vertical Lift | 1931 By: Unknown |
| Technical Facts |
| Rehabilitation Date | Structure Length | Main Span Length | Roadway Width | Navigation Vertical Clearance | Main Spans | Approach Spans |
| 1991 | 296 Feet (90.2 Meters) | 296 Feet (90.2 Meters) | 39 Feet (11.9 Meters) | 21 Feet (6.4 Meters) | 1 | 2 Steel Frame |
This bridge has an unusual incline, which makes it noteworthy. This is similar to the Columbus Road Bridge. Like the Columbus Road Bridge, the Eagle Avenue Viaduct vertical lift bridge is also significant for its age. Indeed, the Eagle Avenue Viaduct vertical lift bridge is the oldest vertical lift in Cleveland, with a 1931 construction date. It also is noteworthy since its truss span features the Pennsylvania truss configuration.
The Eagle Avenue Viaduct originally consisted of this vertical lift bridge, as well as an extensive series of spans that led to the higher ground of the downtown area, and also provided grade separation for some rail lines. In this way, the viaduct shared an intimate history with the Stones Levee Bridge. When the viaduct was built in 1928, it was built right over the Stones Levee Bridge. People crossing the Stones Levee Bridge would be going under the viaduct, passing in between the steel bent supports of the viaduct. See the photo gallery for a few photos from ODOT showing this.
Today, all that remains of the viaduct is this vertical lift bridge, which has been abandoned in its raised position.
