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

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that spans the

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. 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

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

Bridges completed in 1931 Buildings and structures in Toledo, Ohio Suspension bridges in Ohio Transportation in Toledo, Ohio Road bridges in Ohio Steel bridges in the United States 1931 establishments in Ohio {{Ohio-bridge-struct-stub