Annals of Cleveland

Bridges

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Abstracts: 13

Abstracts

77

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 January 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

77 - L. Jan. 19:4/2 - The new bridge across the canal at the foot of Eagle
st. is now open. Heavily loaded vehicles of every description pass hourly.
The bridge is a decided improvement. (1)

Index terms:

*Bridges; Eagle st.

79

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 April 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

79 - L Apr. 4:4/3 - The railroad bridge across the Cuyahoga, connecting
the freight house of the Cleveland and Columbus railroad with their main
track, has been rebuilt by Mr. Ford, a construction engineer. Columbus st.
bridge is finished, having been rebuilt by Zenas King, Esq. (2)

Index terms:

Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati railroad; Columbus st. bridge; Cuyahoga river; Ford (construction engineer); King, Zenas (inventor and builder)

82

Cleveland Morning Leader, 10 June 1864 (5 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

82 - L June 10:4/4 - The new Columbus st. swing bridge across the Cuyahoga
river consists of two parallel wrought iron tubes, each 180 feet long,
made of boiler plate iron from one-fourth to one-half inch thick. There
are 12 tubular cross beams extening through the tubes far enough to fur-
nish support for a sidewalk. The bridge was built at a cost of $15,500.
The inventor and builder is Z. King of Cleveland. - . (5)

Index terms:

Columbus st. bridge; Cuyahoga river; King, Zenas (inventor and builder)

86

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 September 1864 (17 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

86 - L. Sept. 1:4/3 - The city council met last night and adopted the fol-
lowing resolution: That the city civil engineer be instructed to obtain
permission from the state board of public works to erect a bridge across
the canal and river at the foot of Seneca st. (17)

Index terms:

Ohio state board of public works

87

Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 September 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

87 - L. Sept. 8:4/3 - A resolution was adopted by the city council author-
izing the board of city improvements to award a contract to James McHenry
for building the substructure of a bridge across the canal and river at
Seneca st. at a cost of $24,790.53, also to award a contract to Zenas King
for building a super-structure for said bridge at a cost of $25,375, pro-
vided the county commissioners levy five-tenths of a mill on county taxes
for that purpose. (2)

Index terms:

Cleveland board of improvements; Cleveland city council; King, Zenas (inventor and builder); McHenry, James (builder); Seneca st.

88

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 December 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

88 - L. Dec. 5:4/5 - Foundation work on the new Seneca st. bridge is pro-
gressing. The south-side abutment is about two thirds completed. A large
cylindrical wooden crib inclosing the piles driven down in the middle of
the river was sunk late last week. Tops of the piles are to be cut off
below the surface of the water and platforms built to serve as a founda-
f
tion for stone work on which the bridge is to swing. (2)

Index terms:

Seneca street bridge

89

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 December 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

89 - I, Dec. 21:4/4 - City council met last night and transacted the follow-
ing business: Resolution adopted - That the committee on harbors and
wharves be instructed to reduce the pay to two dollars a day, on the Main,
the Centre, and the Columbus st. bridges, from Dec. 18 to the opening of
navigation in 1865, (1)

Index terms:

Centre st. bridge; Cleveland city council; Columbus st. bridge; Main st. bridge