Decorative drawing: a timber truss bridge spanning a river on stone piers, side elevation. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,350 words across 13 pages, filed in 1974. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 74001437, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev.
6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JAN 1-8 1974 - Building X Public - In Process X Unrestricted X Structure - Preservation work X - Transportation - Comments Commercial OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: OCT 1 6 1973 035 039 Cuyahoga LOCATION Religious Military Private STATE Level CLASSIFICATION Site Government Ontario CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE Both DATE Educational District Entertainment Ohio Federal Private Residence Being Considered Unoccupied Scientific Industrial CODE Museum COUNTY: Park STATUS Agricultural Yes: NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: COMMON: OWNERSHIP Object REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER Cuyahoga County Public Acquisition: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC Over Cuyahoga River Valley, between Detroit Ave.& Superior ENTRY DATE CITY OR TOWN: Other (Specify) (Check One) PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) E Local NAME 20 James V.
Stanton Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge County Building DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unaltered - Moved * Original Site OCT 1 6 1973 CONDITION traffic. Unexposed REGISTE NATIONAL reinforced concrete arches. Ruins steel structure crossing the Cuyahoga River Valley in central The ends of each arch are anchored which support the roadway. suspended from a great steel arch spanning 59l feet, and rising The central span over the river is structure, so that the upper roadway carries six lanes of modern 196 feet above the river. (Check One) In1967 an additional lane was added on each side of the original Good Excellent DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Cleveland.
It is 2,656 feet in length, or 3,1l2 feet including the The Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge is an arched concrete and Fair - 16th Century - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Theater * Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

The first streetcar crossed the bridge on Dec. 24, 1917. The Commerce Conservation Communications SIGNIFICANCE Architecture losophy NATIONAL Aboriginal the Cuyahoga River. Science Literature itarian Art Landscape Agriculture a strikingly modern and timeless structure. Invention The design of the High Level Bridge shows a functional simplicity Political Level Bridge was the largest double-deck, reinforced concrete The long central steel span was also remark- Music Industry bridge was designed by county engineers A. B.Lea and Frank helped to unify the municipality divided by the great valley of surveyor for the 1932 Lorain-Carnegie Bridge. and is an excellent expression of the reinforced concrete technol- Sculpture Social/Human- Engineering Religion/Phi- ogy of its time. At the time of its completion in 1917,the Detroit-Superior High Education Military Pre-Columbian!
Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) Fifty-five years later, the bridge remains /OCT 1 6 1973 REGISTER 1917,1967 RECEIVED able for its date. bridge in the world.The upper level carried the road and the

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 615, 681, 758, 1081. Office of the County Engineer, Cuyahoga County. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PKOPERTY APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: STATE Ohio OCT 1 6 1973 FORM PREPARED BY Eric Johannesen, Preservationist 12.
STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Local X GP0 931-894 039 Degrees DATE LONGITUDE LATITUDE Seconds Western ORGANIZATION COUNTY Minutes REGISTER Name NATIONAL CORNER CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION National Register. NAME AND TITLE: level of significance of this nomination is: in the National Register and certify that it has been N4593640 E441360 ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES CITY OR 1 forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended Keeper of The National Regis Title Ohio RECEIVED ATTEST: STREET AND NUMBER: OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES PHOTOS 2 CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN JAN 1 8 1974 INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST 10.17 National Register Write-up Re-submit Send-back Federal Register entry MAPS Cuyahoga WORKING NUMBER BRANCH CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN TECH REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 10.16.73. 3783 3-5-74 17-74 Description: Photos: STATE: TITLE: COUNTY: Acreage: Adequate Co-ordinates: Notes: Significance: RESTON FORM 10-301 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1. NAME 2. LOCATION JAN 1 8 1974 3. PHOTO REFERENCE July 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
1 6 1973 TOWN Detroit-Superior Eric Johannesen DATE REGISTE NATIONAL Cuyahoga COMMON Cleveland COUNTY STATE High Level Bridge Concrete arches approaching central span, from the Northeast Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC Western Reserve Hist. Soc PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 10825 East Blvd. PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT Over Cuyahoga River Valley, Between Detroit Ave. and Superior Ave. (Type all entries-attach to or en close with photograph) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NEGATIVE FILED AT GPO 932-009 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (6/72) STREET AND NUMBER NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC JAN 1 8 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Central steel span, from the North.
OCT 1 6 1973 GPO 932-009 NATION Detroit-Superior TOWN Cuyahoga COMMON Cleveland Eric Johannesen DATE COUNTY STATE High Level Bridge Over Cuyahoga River Valley, Between Detroit Ave. and Superior Ave. PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM REGIST Ohio (6/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Western Reserve Hist. Soc. PHOTO CREDIT (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER July 1973 PROPERTY OF THE NATORAL REGISTER 0825 East Blvd. NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) 1. NAME 1 8 1974 2. LOCATION 3.
MAP REFERENCE REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: 1 6 1973 1970 STATE REGISTER COMMON 1:24,000 Detroit-Superior DATE TOWN SOURCE NATIONAL High Level Bridge NUMERIC CODE SCALE Cleveland South Quadrangle AND/OR HISTORIC Cleveland STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM U.S.G.S. Over Cuyahoga River Valley, Between Detroit Ave. and Superior Ave. (July 1968) Form 10-301 Ohio GPO 932.010 29: 39" 42' 09" COUNTY Cuyahoga RECEIVED CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Interstate 7l and I7th Avenue the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 October 10, 1973 OCT 1 6 1973 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Dept. of Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Daniel R.
Porter Leveque-Lincoln Tower, Franklin County Franklin Park Conservatory, Franklin County Piketon Mounds, Pike County Hoyt Block, Cuyahoga County The May. Company, Cuyahoga County Cozad, Justis L., House, Cuyahoga County St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Cuyahoga County Division Avenue Pumping Station, Cuyahoga County The Temple, Cuyahoga County Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge, Cuyahoga County DRP/mu NATIONAL REGISTER Preservation Advisory Board and owners of subject buildings and Fayette County Historical Society Building, Fayette County Sincerely, structures have been notified of our intent to register them. National Register of Historic Places Whitewater Shaker Settlement, Hamilton County Director Encl: completed NR forms for Transmitted herewith are twelve (12) completed National Register 18th and C Streets, N.W.
applications.All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Dear Bill: National Park Service JAN 1 8 1974 Hamilton County Mr. Danlel B. Porter 3 Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 1.25.74 Location STATE Lucas County Cuyahoga County Director Franklin Park Conservatory Cleveland Maumee Historic District Cincinnati Also Notified St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Date Entered Franklin County Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge The Rumple Anderson-Shaffer House ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Division Avenue Pumping Station Hoyt Block Hon. Jameg V. Stanton The Ohio Historical Society State Historic Preservation Officer Cozad, Justus L., House. Hon. William J.Keating Butler County *Hon. Samuel L. Devine Name Region Saint Paul Church Historic District Hamilton Columbus