Anthony Wayne Bridge
Encyclopedia
The Anthony Wayne Bridge ("The High-level") was constructed by the McClintic-Marshall Company in 1931, and is a downtown Toledo, Ohio
landmark named after General Anthony Wayne
. 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.
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
landmark named after General Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony.-Early...
. It is a suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
that spans the Maumee River
Maumee River
The Maumee River is a river in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States. It is formed at Fort Wayne, Indiana by the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers, and meanders northeastwardly for through an agricultural region of glacial moraines before flowing into the...
. 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
Maumee River
The Maumee River is a river in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States. It is formed at Fort Wayne, Indiana by the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers, and meanders northeastwardly for through an agricultural region of glacial moraines before flowing into the...
on the Anthony Wayne Bridge; it also connects Clayton Street to Woodville Road.
Dimensions
- Deck Width: 60'
- Roadway Width: 54'
- Structure Length: 3215'
- Center Span: 785'
- Total Suspended Length: 1252'