Station Road Bridge
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Why it's listed
Station Road Bridge carries a narrow roadway over the Cuyahoga River between Brecksville and Sagamore Hills, on the line between Cuyahoga and Summit Counties. It is a single-span iron through truss of the double-intersection Pratt type, about 128 feet long, resting on rock-faced stone abutments. Plates on the top chord name the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio, and the bridge bears the date 1882. County commissioners awarded the contract in 1881 after receiving bids from six companies, and the two counties split the cost equally. The design extends diagonal members across two panels, allowing longer spans than the basic Pratt truss. Bridges of this kind were usually fabricated off site and assembled by local laborers. The bridge is listed as the oldest remaining metal truss bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley and the only one of its type there, and as a notable surviving work of an early specialized bridge manufacturer.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is the oldest remaining metal truss bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley and the only metal truss bridge of its type there. It is a significant example of a double-intersection Pratt (Whipple) truss built by the Massillon Bridge Company, an early specialized bridge manufacturer.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79000312, listed March 7, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | E of Brecksville at Cuyahoga River, Brecksville |
|---|---|
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| Listed | March 7, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79000312 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1882 |
| Architect / builder | Massillon Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Double-intersection Pratt (Whipple) through truss |
| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good and original site; a ten-ton load limit is posted. Owned by the Cuyahoga and Summit county commissioners. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.31938, -81.58756 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79000312.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55284711
- This listing as JSON
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