This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1931: Sidaway

Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Kingsbury Run
Bridgemeister ID:171 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1931
Name:Sidaway
Location:Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Kingsbury Run
Coordinates:41.477805 N 81.642944 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Wilbur Watson, Fred Plummer. New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co.
References:BMC
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict, since 1966 (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 42.7 meters (140 feet)
Deck width:6 feet

Notes:

  • 2023, February: Given landmark status by the Cleveland City Council so that it is eligible to receive grants for preservation.
  • BMC describes a feud between the neighborhoods on either side of the bridge that led to events in July 1966: "someone set fire to the wooden deck and ripped out fifteen feet of the southern portion. The bridge now is considered a nuisance."
  • 2022, October: Added to National Register of Historic Places.

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Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

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