Toledo, Ohio - Cherry Street Bridge open - postcard c.1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Cherry Street Bridge, Toledo Ohio - 'the draw bridge is great aid to world navigation'
• Publisher:  Buckeye News Co., Toledo
• Postally used:  no - long message but not posted
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Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County.^[3] Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory, then re-founded in 1837, after conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio. Toledo grew quickly as a result of the Miami and Erie Canal and its position on the railway line between New York and Chicago. It has since become a city well known for its industry, particularly in glass and auto assembly, as well as for its art community, education, and local sports teams. The population of Toledo as of the 2010 Census was 287,208, while the Toledo metropolitan area had a population of 651,409.

There is bascule lift bridge in Toledo Ohio, where Cherry Street crosses the Maumee River, known as the Martin Luther King Bridge.^[1] In 2001 the bridge started what was to have been a $31 million USD refurbishment. The bridge had been constructed in 1911. The refurbishment widened the bridge, making its four lanes wider and added pedestrian walkways. The bridges original control towers were replaced with new control towers, modeled after the bridge's original control towers.

When originally built the streetcars operated by the Toledo Railways & Light Company shared the bridge with motor vehicles.^[2] The technique employed to keep the streetcar's power wire taut, when in use, yet allowing the bridge to be raised, was considered innovative and was copied in similar bridges.^[3] The bridge's deck was an open metal mesh.^[4]

The bridge was designed by Arnold W. Brunner and built by Osborn Engineering.^[5][6] The bridge, including its approaches is 1,100 feet (340 m) long.

The bridge is a mile upstream from the Veterans' Glass City Skyway where interstate highway 280 crosses the river.^[1]

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: rest of the world

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period=1945 - present

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