Edison Bridge (Ohio)

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The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge[1] carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is 2,049 feet (625 m) in length,[2] was completed in 1965.[3]

The Edison Bridge replaced the Bay Bridge, a lift bridge which was dedicated on February 2, 1929. The Bay Bridge was initially a private bridge maintained by the Sandusky Bay Bridge Company, who charged a 50-cent toll; the Ohio Department of Highways bought it for $1,795,000, at first lowering the toll to 25 cents then abolishing it on August 30, 1946.[4] With the replacement span built and traffic diverted, the Ohio Department of Transportation removed the lift span in the 1980s due to potential maintenance costs and converted its approaches to fishing piers.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.18
  2. ^ a b Transportation: Bridges in the Coastal Region. Ohio Coastal Atlas (Second Edition, 2007). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
  3. ^ a b Sandusky Bay Bridge Linked Two Counties. Sandusky Library Archives Research Center (2007-04-30). Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
  4. ^ Object Id: 6249 [1928 postcard]. Images in Time. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.

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