Annals of Cleveland

Columbus st. bridge

Abstracts: 4

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)

Bridges

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)

Bridges

Index terms:

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

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)

Bridges

Index terms:

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