|
| No. |
Location and name |
Kind |
Miles above West Pierhead light |
Draw or span openings -- clear width in feet proceeding upstream
|
Clear height in feet above water datum
|
Remarks |
| Right |
Left |
Center |
Low |
High |
|
| |
Main River |
|
| 1. |
Penn. Central (New York Central R.R.) bridge |
Railway |
0.76 |
-- |
-- |
250 |
8.6 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 98.6 feet. |
| Old River |
Junction |
0.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tunnel and submerged pipeline |
-- |
0.98 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 60.4 feet. (48" dia.) |
| 2a. |
Main Avenue Viaduct |
Highway |
1.01 |
-- |
-- |
218 |
92.7 |
-- |
Fixed. Minimum in the center 165 feet is 97.7 feet. |
| Tunnel and submerged pipeline. |
-- |
1.14 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 57 feet. (40" dia.) |
| Submerged cables |
-- |
1.16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 34.5 feet. |
| Tunnel and submerged pipeline |
-- |
1.20 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 56.7 feet. (48" dia.) |
| 3. |
Baltimore & Ohio R.R. bridge |
Railway |
1.28 |
-- |
-- |
229 |
8.7 |
-- |
Lift. |
| 4. |
Center Street bridge |
Highway |
1.39 |
-- |
-- |
113 |
17.7 |
-- |
Swing. |
| 5. |
Detroit-Superior Viaduct |
do |
1.42 |
-- |
-- |
113 |
98.0 |
-- |
Fixed. |
| 6. |
Union Terminal Viaduct |
Railway |
1.89 |
-- |
-- |
200 |
98.2 |
-- |
Do. |
| 7a. |
Columbus Road bridge |
Highway |
1.93 |
-- |
-- |
220 |
17.6 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 98.4 feet. |
| 8. |
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, & St. Louis R.R. bridge. |
Railway |
2.24 |
-- |
-- |
200 |
8.4 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 97.7 feet.
See note 7. |
| 9. |
do |
do |
2.42 |
-- |
-- |
200 |
23.5 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 98.8 feet. |
| 9a. |
Carter Road bridge |
Highway |
2.43 |
-- |
-- |
201 |
22.6 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 97.3 feet.
See note 6. |
| 12. |
Eagle Avenue bridge |
do |
2.80 |
-- |
-- |
187 |
15.6 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 97.5 feet. |
| Submerged cables |
-- |
2.80 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 34 feet (6 cables). |
| 13. |
Lorain-Carnegie Viaduct |
Highway |
3.14 |
-- |
-- |
178 |
96.4 |
-- |
Fixed. Minimum in the center 140 feet is 97.7 feet. |
| 14. |
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, & St. Louis R.R. bridge. |
Railway |
3.19 |
-- |
-- |
134 |
20.8 |
-- |
Lift. |
| Submerged cable |
-- |
3.33 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth unknown. |
| 15. |
Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge |
Railway |
3.34 |
-- |
-- |
200 |
64.2 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 97.7 feet. |
| 16. |
Inner Belt Freeway bridge |
Highway |
3.42 |
-- |
-- |
230 |
93.8 |
-- |
Fixed. Minimum in the center 199 feet is 98.6 feet. |
| 17a. |
West Third Street bridge |
do |
3.69 |
-- |
-- |
200 |
10.5 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 97.3 feet. |
| Aerial cable |
-- |
3.72 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
118.0 |
-- |
|
| Submerged cable |
-- |
4.32 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 32 feet (2 ea. 6" dia.). |
| 19. |
Erie-Lackawana Railroad bridge |
Railway |
4.33 |
-- |
-- |
117 |
29.3 |
-- |
Lift. |
| Submerged cable |
-- |
4.50 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth unknown. |
| 20. |
Jefferson Avenue bridge |
Highway |
4.51 |
-- |
-- |
100 |
-- |
-- |
Superstructure removed. |
| Submerged cable |
-- |
4.52 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 30 feet. |
| Submerged pipelines |
-- |
4.65 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 32 feet (3 ea. 6" dia.). |
| 21. |
Newburgh & South Shore Railroad |
Railway |
4.71 |
-- |
-- |
110 |
11.1 |
-- |
Lift. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aerial cable |
-- |
4.73 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
118.0 |
-- |
|
| 22. |
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge |
Railway |
4.75 |
-- |
-- |
110 |
10.3 |
-- |
Lift. |
| Submerged cables |
-- |
4.76 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 30 feet (2 cables). |
| Aerial cable |
-- |
4.77 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
118.0 |
-- |
|
| do |
-- |
4.78 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
118.0 |
-- |
|
| |
Turning Basin |
Junction |
|
| |
Overhead conveyor bridge |
-- |
5.35 |
-- |
-- |
210 |
99.0 |
-- |
Fixed. Republic Steel Corp. |
| |
Overhead pipeline bridge |
-- |
5.39 |
-- |
-- |
210 |
99.0 |
-- |
Do. |
| |
Tunnel |
-- |
5.40 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth 45 feet. |
| 23. |
River Terminal R.R. bridge |
Railway |
5.42 |
-- |
-- |
129 |
15.5 |
-- |
Lift. |
| 24. |
Clark Avenue Viaduct |
Highway |
5.43 |
-- |
-- |
184 |
98.4 |
-- |
Fixed. See note 5. |
| 25. |
Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge |
Railway |
5.47 |
-- |
-- |
200 |
28.9 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 97.7 feet. |
| Submerged pipelines |
-- |
5.48 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth unknown (5 pipes). |
| Submerged pipelines |
-- |
5.78 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth unknown. |
| Extent of Project |
Limit |
6.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 26. |
Newburgh & South Shore R.R. bridge |
do |
6.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aerial cable |
-- |
6.10 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
118.0 |
-- |
|
| |
Old River |
|
| |
Main River |
Junction |
.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 32. |
Baltimore & Ohio R.R. bridge |
Railway |
.89 |
-- |
-- |
170 |
6.9 |
-- |
Lift. |
| 33. |
Willow Avenue bridge |
Highway |
1.02 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.6 |
-- |
Vertical lift. Open clearance 98 feet.
Channel through the draw is limited to 150 feet measured from the right fender (looking downstream). |
| Submerged cable |
-- |
1.04 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Approx. depth unknown. |
| Submerged pipeline |
-- |
1.04 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Do. |
|
Whistle Signals for Opening Draws:
Main river: 1 long, 2 short.
Old River: 1 long, 1 short, 1 long, 1 short.
All movable bridges are equipped with a whistle synchronized with a
white light. Bridge operator will answer boat signal by a long and short
whist with light signal, and if bridges cannot be immediately opened,
3 blasts of whistle with light will be given as a check signal. |