For other uses, see Edison Bridge.

The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge,[1] or the Edison Bridge,[2] carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is 2,049 feet (625 m) in length,[3] was completed in 1965.[4] It was named for inventor and nearby Milan native Thomas Edison.[5]

Predecessor

Original Bay Bridge, c.1930s

The Edison Bridge replaced the Bay Bridge, a lift bridge which was dedicated on February 2, 1929. The Bay Bridge was initially a private bridge maintained by the Sandusky Bay Bridge Company, which charged a 50-cent toll; the Ohio Department of Highways bought it for $1,795,000, at first lowering the toll to 25 cents then abolishing it on August 30, 1946.[6] The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the lift span on April 19,[original research?] 1985 after an inspection which predicted a collapse due to its weight;[7] it formally abandoned the span in April 1986[7] and subsequently removed it in May 1989,[original research?] converting its approaches to fishing piers.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.18
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edison Bridge
  3. ^ a b "Transportation: Bridges in the Coastal Region" (PDF). [Ohio Coastal Atlas]. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 2007. p. 229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  4. ^ a b "Sandusky Bay Bridge Linked Two Counties". Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  5. ^ "Edison Bridge Bill Wins OK in House". Sandusky Register. 1965-02-23. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  6. ^ "Object Id: 6249 (1928 postcard)". [Images in Time]. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  7. ^ a b "Ohio Digest: Bay Bridge abandoned". The Plain Dealer. 1986-04-05. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Bridge_(Ohio)
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