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Construction of East 21st Street Bridge across the Black River in Lorain, Ohio. With construction starting in 1938, the bridge has a massive 1,700 foot single span 'Through Truss Cantilever Style'. The 21st Street High Level was renamed the Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge on October 21, 1991, after Major Lofton Henderson, of Lorain, who gave his life during a World War II Naval Battle, crashing his airplane into a Japanese warship. This bridge is often referred to as one of the 'twin bridges' that stretch across the Black River. The other twin is the Erie Avenue Bascule Bridge which was constructed in the same year. |