Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge

Coordinates: 41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W

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Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Coordinates	41°27′27″N 82°09′37″W / 41.4575°N 82.1603°W / 41.4575; -82.1603
Carries	SR 611 (Henderson Drive)
Crosses	Black River
Locale	Lorain County, Ohio
Official name	Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Other name(s)	21st Street Bridge
Named for	Lofton R. Henderson
Maintained by	Ohio Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Material	Steel
Pier construction	concrete
Total length	1,704 feet
Longest span	390 feet
No. of lanes	4
History
Engineering design by	American Bridge Company
Constructed by	American Bridge Company
Opened	1939
Statistics
Daily traffic	14,310 vehicles per day (2011)
Location

Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge^[1] (formerly, 21st Street Bridge) is a cantilever truss bridge that carries Ohio State Route 611 (Henderson Drive) over the Black River in Lorain County, Ohio.^[2]

The High-Level Bridge was proposed in 1937 as a bypass to the notoriously congested Erie Avenue swing bridge. Designed by Wilbur J. Watson & Associates of Cleveland and constructed by the American Bridge Company, it opened in conjunction with the new Erie Avenue bascule bridge on September 26, 1940. The High-Level Bridge was named for Lofton Henderson in October 1991.