Photo Gallery (U.S. National Park Service)

From November 2020 to April 2021, the Federal Highways Administration managed a $1,340,000 restoration of the historic Station Road Bridge. This gallery includes photos from the early 1900s, photos before and after the 1991-1992 restoration, and photos of the most recent restoration. Read more at https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preserving-the-station-road-bridge.htm.

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Side view of a metal truss bridge over a frozen river blanketed in snow with railroad tracks and small buildings, right

Station Road Bridge (ca. 1907)...

1032 x 1600
4.7 MB

Sepia images of a hillside with scattered trees and houses. Below are railroad tracks and associated buildings with a metal truss bridge on right and a cornfield in the foreground.

Station Road Bridge Area (ca. ...

1295 x 2068
7.7 MB

Four men stand on logs being unloaded from a truck with metal tires. A car is parked by a depot along railroad tracks with a cornfield beyond.

Brecksville Station (ca. 1923)

2359 x 2943
6.6 MB

A simple train depot is below tall foreground plants. Across the railroad tracks are two white buildings with several historic cars and a forested hillside in the background.

Brecksville Station (1920s)

2359 x 2943
6.6 MB

A river, railroad, and canal snake from foreground to background. The treed valley is crossed by a large arched bridge.

Aerial of the Station Road Bri...

1312 x 1999
0.8 MB

Aerial view of a river crossed by two bridges in a mostly forested landscape. Cars cross the large arched bridge on a multi-lane road.

Aerial of the Station Road Bri...

1319 x 2001
0.6 MB

View straight down a metal truss bridge painted pale grey. A metal barrier across the front blocks access.

Closure of Station Road Bridge...

455 x 687
0.2 MB

Side view of a metal truss bridge painted pale grey with a stone abutment.

Station Road Bridge (1980s)

450 x 732
0.1 MB

A man in a hard hat stands on a grey path speaking into a microphone as six men stand holding papers in front of a line of chairs. The ground is covered in straw.

Dedication of Station Road Bri...

1334 x 2001
0.6 MB

Seven men stand in a line across the bridge, chatting and holding plaques and cut ribbon with a TV cameraman, right

Ribbon-Cutting for Station Roa...

1334 x 2001
0.6 MB

Visitors and two park rangers walk across a metal truss bridge toward a small crowd of people. The photo was taken during the August 12, 1992 dedication of the restored Station Road Bridge.

Dedication of Station Road Bri...

1334 x 2001
0.6 MB

Two people walk down a metal truss bridge painted pale grey.

Station Road Bridge (post-1992...

687 x 443
0.1 MB

The historic Station Road Bridge, shown in 2017, spans the Cuyahoga River in Brecksville. In 2020-2021 it will get a major makeover.

20170522 SRB lower angle c J.J...

3213 x 4813
3.4 MB

Upstream view of a shallow river with a metal truss bridge in the background and a concrete-and-metal gate structure on the far left.

Cuyahoga River with Station Ro...

3000 x 4000
4.6 MB

Fall view looking down a pale grey metal truss bridge with some rust spots and a wooden deck covered with crushed limestone.

Before Bridge Repairs Begin, ...

3760 x 5632
10.8 MB

Side view of a pale grey metal truss bridge over a river with a taller concrete arched bridge in the background.

Before Bridge Repairs Begin, V...

4016 x 6016
11.8 MB

“Bridge Closed” sign on a red and white barrier in front of the fenced entrance to the metal truss bridge.

Closing the Station Road Bridg...

4016 x 6016
8.8 MB

Worker bends over inside the safety barrier. A plywood walkway is along the bridge’s left side. Ropes extend between trusses.

Decking is Removed (2021)

4016 x 6016
9.0 MB

Aerial view of a pale grey metal truss bridge, blocked off by construction barriers, with a large parking lot in the background.

Aerial View of Station Road Br...

2527 x 4492
4.9 MB

Chain-link netting hangs on a rusty metal frame hung under the grey bridge with metal cables.

Netting Under Station Road Bri...

4016 x 6016
10.1 MB

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station road bridge truss bridge transportation historic preservation cuyahoga river national register of historic places midwest great lakes railroad ohio