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

Station Road Bridge

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“Moses Hunt was born in Stratford, Orange Co., Vt. Aug. 5, 1809, and was the youngest son of Moses and Judith (Roberts) Hunt, both of whom were natives of Vermont, the former being born in Hopkinton, Jan. 19, 1774, the latter at Stratford, July 31, 1773.”

History of Cuyahoga County Ohio (1870). Machine-read text.

one of 338 National Register listings in Cuyahoga County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure · one of 3 National Historic Landmarks in Cuyahoga County.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. E of Brecksville at Cuyahoga River, Brecksville, 44141
  • When was it listed? 1979-03-07
  • Category. structure
  • Township. Brecksville city
  • National Register reference number. 79000312 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

The ground it stands on

4,612 words

The chapter on Brecksville City in History of Cuyahoga County Ohio, published 1870 names Brecksville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

Brecksville was surveyed in 1811 by Alfred Wolcott, Ksq., and in June of that year the first settlement in the township was made, by Seth Paine and Melzar Clark, who came from Western Massachusetts. The former located on lot sixty-four, in the extreme southwestern part of the township, and died there before 1818. Ile hada family of two sons - Oliver N. and 8. White - and two daughters. One of them, Almira, married Melzar Clark, who soon after removed to Royalton. After his death the widow married Henry Bangs of that township.

Passage source: History of Cuyahoga County Ohio, published 1870.

Game, also, was very abundant. We have described the great Hinckley hunt on page sixty-six of the general history, but we add a few facts not known when that description was written. It originated at the house of Seth Paine, in this township in December, 1818. A meeting was held and officers appointed; Cary Oakes being captain for Brecksville, John Ferris captain for Royalton, Judge John Newton for Richfield, and "Squire Freyer for Brunswick. As remembered in Brecksville, the number of deer killed was three hundred and sixty-five; of bears, seventeen; of wolves, five. These figures differ a little from those previously given, but either set shows a very good day's work.

Passage source: History of Cuyahoga County Ohio, published 1870.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Brecksville City - 4,612 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

2 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Station Road Bridge between 1993 and 2000, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCuyahoga Valley National ParkVANACHEK
28 March 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.3 acresCuyahoga Valley National ParkSTONE

Every fire recorded in Cuyahoga County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 1,089 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,089 specimens collected within 10 miles of Station Road Bridge between 1876 and 1975: 1,065 Animalia, 15 Plantae, 8 Fungi, 1 incertae sedis. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Huryn, A. D. Selby, A. Hall and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Osmunda claytoniana L.Osmunda claytoniana L.1894Winkler, H.J.Cleveland.
Specimen of Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis (Willd.) A.GrayOsmunda regalis var. spectabilis (Willd.) A.Gray1897Winkler, H.J.Cleveland. Moist woods.
A photograph of the species Dendroica caerulescens, not of this specimenDendroica caerulescens caerulescens (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)1876A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Dendroica castanea, not of this specimenDendroica castanea (A.Wilson, 1810)1876A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Dendroica fusca, not of this specimenDendroica fusca (Statius Müller, 1776)1876A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Dendroica striata, not of this specimenDendroica striata (J.R.Forster, 1772)1876A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Seiurus aurocapilla, not of this specimenSeiurus aurocapilla aurocapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)1876A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Baeolophus bicolor, not of this specimenBaeolophus bicolor bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766)1877A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Bombycilla cedrorum, not of this specimenBombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 18081877A. Hallunspecified
A photograph of the species Cryptotaenia canadensis, not of this specimenCryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.1890R. H. IngrahamMiles
A photograph of the species Ambloplites rupestris, not of this specimenAmbloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)1893A. WoolmanCuyohoga River, Independence, Ohio
A photograph of the species Ameiurus melas, not of this specimenAmeiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)1893not recordedCuyahoga River, Independence, Ohio

All 1,089 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Station Road Bridge: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Bloating Material. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
IndependenceBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Hydraulic Shale PitClayProducer
Independence Clay PitClayPast Producer
Terra Visa Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Terra Visa Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cuyahoga County

Storms near this property

20 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brecksville, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$20,000Downed tree punctured roof of house along Wiese Road in Brecksville.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$10,000Several trees downed due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$8,000A few trees and large limbs were reported down.
May 2020Flash FloodBrecksville$4,000Significant flooding of the Chippewa Creek in the Brecksville Reservation notably in the Brecksville Metropark Reservation. The USGS gage at Chippewa Creek reached a stage of 8.37 feet at 725 PM with a flow of 3,360 cfs. This falls between a 25 and 50 year flood. Flooding started in Broadview Heights as early as just after 6 PM with flooding of Broadview, Riverview, and Wiese Roads and by 7 PM the fire department had advised the area about flooding. The Winding Creek area saw high water levels.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$2,000A few trees were reported down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large tree limbs.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$2,000no account filed
May 2010Thunderstorm WindBrecksville$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed two large tree limbs.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindBrecksville-Several healthy trees snapped in Brecksville Reservation in Brecksville.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBrecksville-Couple trees downed in Brecksville.
September 2020Flash FloodBrecksville-Retention pond on Falls Lane overflowed and several properties flooded.
September 2020Flash FloodBrecksville-Chippewa Creek Drive flooded when the Chippewa Creek came out of banks with water several feet deep by 4 PM.
May 2019Flash FloodBrecksville-Heavy rain moved across north central Ohio around 4 PM. This storm produced up to 2 inches of rain in about an hour resulting in flash flooding. In Brooklyn Heights Brecksville Road was flooded with 2 feet of water and closed. Intersection of Greenhaven and Weise Road was flooded in the town of Brecksville.
May 2011HailBrecksville-Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail.
June 2006HailBrecksville-Penny size hail was observed.
May 2004HailBrecksville-Penny size hail was observed.
May 2004HailBrecksville-Penny size hail was observed.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBrecksville-Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 60 mph.
July 1994HailBrecksville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cuyahoga County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

From the nomination file

1,656 words on record

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

Description of the property

truss of the double-intersection Pratt (Whipple) type. The Builders, Massillon, Ohio" 1 It consists Northfield High Level Bridge, a concrete arch span completed in 1931. The Ohio and Erie Canal is nearby. Cleveland, Ohio, 17 March 1976. CONDITION UNEXPOSED posted. EXCELLENT XGOOD FAIR The Station Road Bridge spans the Cuyahoga River between approximately five hundred feet upstream from the Brecksville- XUNALTERED "Massillon Bridge Company CHECK ONE at each approach which reads: The Station Road Bridge is located in a semi-rural river valley abutments.It is painted grey.There is a ten-ton load limit diagonal members that extend across two panels.

_DETERIORATED The bridge features an ornamental plate at the top chord ofa single span of nine panels equalling 124 feet.The Bridges--2o' span & greater--within the limits of the proposed The bridge is 128.6 feet long and 18.7 feet wide. -MOVED RUINS P.E., Bridge Engineer, Office of the Cuyahoga County Engineer, sidewalks. Cuyahoga and Summit Counties.The bridge is a metal through The bridge is supported on rock-faced stone Cuyahoga Valley National Park," prepared by Eugene A.Halupnik, bridge carries a roadway i4.95 feet wide.There are no AREAS OF

Statement of significance

the Cuyahoga River, linking Brecksville (Cuyahoga County) with Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio. bids were referred to Alex E. Brown, a civil engineer, for Company. On September 3, 1881, Colson was paid $3488.00. Pre- sumably the bridge was completed by this date, although the bridge (1881-1883), Cuyahoga County Archives, Cleveland, Ohio, pp. 9, 10.

1882 History 1700-1799 COMMERCE 1400-1499 INVENTION ART COMMUNICATIONS SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE SIGNIFICANCE EDUCATION PERIOD MILITARY CONSERVATION XENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION THEATER AGRICULTURE RELIGION 1900- LITERATURE _PHILOSOPHY companies which sought to adapt the pioneering work of the railroads INDUSTRY bids and the Commissioners unanimously awarded the contract to _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT At a joint session of the Commissioners of Summit and Cuyahoga Commissioners was convened.Alex Brown made his report on the Station."Six bridge companies submitted bids for the job.The The Station Road Bridge is significant as the oldest remaining furnished for Brecksville Bridge" by the Massillon Bridge The period from 1855 to 1875 saw the rise of specialized bridge A notation in the Commissioners' Journal Record for August 13,1881, Counties held on March 31,1881,bids were received and opened _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -1500-1599 shows that on that date N.J.Colson was paid $153.51 for "material _1600-1699 itself bears the date "1882."There is no subsequent reference -MUSIC -LAW _COMMUNITY PLANNING Ibid., pp.

32, 33. for the construction of the superstructure of an iron bridge metal truss bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley.The bridge spans ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC to the fabrication of highway bridges.The Massillon Bridge to the bridge in the county records.Records show that Cuyahoga County and Summit County each paid half the cost of the bridge.2 examination.An April 5,1881,another joint session of County BUILDER/ARCHITECT Massillon Bridge Company 10

The whole case file for this property - 1,656 words, 11 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 79000312, 11 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Brecksville Trailside Museum1.3 miles1992
Vaughn, Richard, Farm1.3 miles1993
Brecksville Town Hall2.0 miles1973
Rich, Charles B., House2.2 miles1979
Knowlton, Dr. William A., House2.2 miles1978
Burt, William, House2.3 miles1979

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 79000312 in Record Group 79.
Cuyahoga CountyAll 338 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.