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High Level Bridge and Terminal Development in the Distance, Cleveland, Ohio

Photograph of the construction of a bridge on the Cuyahoga River with a Chevrolet billboard from 1956.

A view, looking east, at dredging taking place at the site of Pier #3 during the construction of the Detroit-Superior Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio on February 2, 1914. Also known as the Veteran's Memorial Bridge, it connects downtown with the west…

A panoramic view of the Oxbow area of The Flats, looking southeast, circa 1960s. Although Cleveland's earliest settlers chose the lowlands near the mouth of the river as the site for their cabins, the Flats were largely abandoned to commerce and…

A panoramic view of the Cleveland skyline from the southwest bank of The Flats. Although Cleveland's earliest settlers chose the lowlands near the mouth of the river as the site for their cabins, the Flats were largely abandoned to commerce and…

Construction on Abbey Avenue, near the Abbey Ave. Bridge, circa 1920. The West Side Market is visible in the distance. The first Abbey Avenue Bridge was constructed as a component of an 1887 plan to connect the city's south side with downtown…

Construction of I-480 bridge with pillars stretching over the land.

The Main Avenue Bridge, also known as the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Bridge, opened in October 1939. Today it still stretches across the Flats and the Cuyahoga River. Built with help of funds from the Works Progress Administration and renovated in…

Rendering of the proposed Rocky River Freeway. The 'Present Rocky River Bridge' in this picture was demolished in 1981 after the new (and current) Rocky River Bridge was built alongside the old one. The freeway was also known as the Lake-Clifton…

A train rumbles past two supports of the B & O Bridge.