Hope Memorial Bridge

Hope Memorial Bridge
The Lorain–Carnegie Bridge circa 1970s
Coordinates	41.489407°N 81.693554°W / 41.489407; -81.693554 (Hope Memorial bridge)
Carries	SR 10
Crosses	Cuyahoga River
Locale	Cleveland, Ohio
Characteristics
Design	Art deco truss bridge
Total length	4,490.0 feet (1,368.55 m)
Longest span	229.0 feet (69.80 m)
Clearance below	93 feet (28.3 m)
History
Construction end	1932
Lorain-Carnegie Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location within Cleveland Location within Ohio Location within the United States
Location	Spans Cuyahoga River between Lorain and Carnegie Aves., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41.489407°N 81.693554°W / 41.489407; -81.693554
Area	8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)
Architectural style	Art Deco, cantilever deck truss bridge
NRHP reference No.	76001398
Added to NRHP	October 8, 1976
Location
Interactive map of Hope Memorial Bridge

The Hope Memorial Bridge (also known as the Lorain–Carnegie Bridge) is a 4,490-foot-long (1,370 m) art deco truss bridge crossing the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The bridge connects Lorain Avenue on Cleveland's west side and Carnegie Avenue on the east side, terminating just short of Progressive Field.

Four pairs of statues designed by sculptor Henry Hering and architect Frank Walker, officially named the Guardians of Traffic, are sculpted onto opposite-facing ends of two pairs of pylons, a pair at each end of the viaduct. They symbolize progress in transportation. Each Guardian holds a different vehicle in its hands: a hay wagon, a covered wagon, a stagecoach, and a 1930s-era automobile, as well as four types of motorized trucks used for construction. The statues are composed of Berea Sandstone and were carved in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood.