The Anthony Wayne Bridge, commonly called the High Level Bridge, was designed by Waddell & Hardesty and constructed by the McClintic-Marshall Company in 1931, and is a downtown

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landmark named after General

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. It is a suspension bridge that spans the Maumee River. The bridge has some features that give it a unique aesthetic quality, including a sky blue color and various lattice patterns. Ohio State Routes 2, 51, and 65 cross the Maumee River on the Anthony Wayne Bridge; it also connects Clayton Street to Woodville Road. The bridge was designated a historical civil engineering landmark by the

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in 2022.

Reconstruction

In April 2012, the city of Toledo and the

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announced a project that would close the bridge to traffic for nearly 2 years. The redevelopment project took nearly 3 years to complete and reopened in October 2015.

Dimensions

*Deck width: *Roadway width: *Structure length: *Center span: *Total suspended length:

References

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