{"nrhp_refnum":"77001051","name":"Rockefeller Park Bridges","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Rockefeller Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.52684431250006,"lon":-81.6252405754291,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of four stone, brick and concrete bridges over Liberty Boulevard in Rockefeller Park, Cleveland, Ohio, built between 1897 and 1907 and designed by Charles F. Schweinfurth.","why_significant":"The bridges are presented as the most significant of a series designed in the Richardsonian manner by Schweinfurth, a leading Cleveland architect of the period. They are described as excellent examples of the engineering skill and architectural taste of their time. They also form important elements in one of the city's finest landscape designs.","narrative":"Four bridges cross Liberty Boulevard in Cleveland's Rockefeller Park: Wade Park Avenue, Superior Avenue, Saint Clair Avenue and the Penn Central Railroad bridge. All were designed by architect Charles F. Schweinfurth in the Richardsonian manner and completed between 1897 and 1907. John D. Rockefeller, Sr. gave the park's 273 acres to the city in 1896, then pledged $100,000 for bridges to control traffic over the park road, on condition that residents raise another $20,000. The money was quickly raised. The Wade Park Avenue Bridge, with a single 88-foot arch, overlooks and a winding staircase to the boulevard, is regarded as the most admired. The Superior Avenue span has two arches, one crossing Doan Brook, and Saint Clair has three openings. The railroad bridge has a flattened arch flanked by small turrets. Together they are recognized for their engineering and for their place in the park's landscape.","period_of_significance":"1897-1907","architect_builder":"Charles F. Schweinfurth","architectural_style":"Richardsonian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Cleveland and still in use as bridges carrying city streets and a railroad over the park valley.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.137234-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/77001051.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001051/df1fb81801-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001051/df1fb81801-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Erik Drost","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_in_Rockefeller_Park.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Erik Drost</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_in_Rockefeller_Park.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"05000382","name":"Rockefeller Park and Cleveland Cultural Gardens Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/rockefeller-park-and-cleveland-cultural-gardens-historic-district-05000382/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987873","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124799647"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/rockefeller-park-bridges-77001051/"}