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 .
13-551: 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. A bond issue to pay for
26-525: A May Show here." The bridge was renovated in the early 1980s. On September 1, 1983, the Lorain–Carnegie bridge was officially renamed the "Hope Memorial Bridge". Press reports vary regarding whom the name honors: William Henry "Harry" Hope, a local stonemason who helped build the Guardians of Traffic sculptures, and the father of comedian and former Cleveland resident Bob Hope ; Bob Hope himself;
39-477: A building near the crash. At the time, newspaper coverage of the accident reported that, although the artist was not in his studio at the time, about $ 75,000 worth of his work was destroyed. He died in New York City in 1949. Hering's reputation as a sculptor decreased as International Modernism dispensed with architectural, figurative and allegorical work. As with many other such artists Hering's oeuvre
52-589: A full Academician in 1937. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . Hering is further remembered in relation to the crash of an American B-25 military airplane into New York City's Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. The largest sections of the plane remained lodged in the building, or fell directly to the streets below. However, one engine ripped from its wing and traveled some distance away before landing in Hering's top floor penthouse studio, located in
65-1229: A non-competitive art and cultural festival has been associated with each game. At the time, medals were awarded to these artists, but art competitions are no longer regarded as official Olympic events by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These events do not appear in the IOC medal database, and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1932 Games. Designs for Town Planning The following architects took part: Architectural Designs The following architects took part: Further entries The following architects took part: The following writers took part: The following composers took part: Drawings and water colours The following painters took part: Graphic arts The following painters took part: Paintings The following painters took part: Unknown event The following painters took part: Medals and Reliefs The following sculptors took part: Statues The following sculptors took part: Unknown event The following sculptors took part: The following artists also took part, but
78-522: Is now being reexamined in a more positive light. The National Sculpture Society gives out the Henry Hering Award for noteworthy collaboration between sculptor and architect. On July 23, 2021, Cleveland's Major League Baseball franchise announced plans to replace its "Indians" nickname with the "Guardians", taking inspiration from Hering's eight monumental Guardians of Traffic statues on Hope Memorial Bridge . Art competitions at
91-773: Is well known for his work as an architectural sculptor. Much of his work consists of allegorical figures done in the Beaux-Arts tradition , although a few of his later works, such as the detailing in Severance Hall and the Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland , Ohio , were done in the Art Deco style. In 1928, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became
104-490: The Art Students League of New York . He then went to Paris where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts . Following his return from Paris Hering worked as an assistant to Augustus Saint-Gaudens until Saint-Gaudens' death in 1907. In 1910, Hering married another long time Saint-Gaudens' assistant, Elsie Ward , who gave up her independent career as a sculptor, to serve as her husband's assistant. Henry Hering
117-559: The 1932 Summer Olympics Art competitions were held as part of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , United States . Medals were awarded in five categories ( architecture , literature , music , painting , and sculpture ), for works inspired by sport-related themes. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948, but were discontinued due to concerns about amateurism and professionalism. Since 1952,
130-554: The Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball changed their name to the Cleveland Guardians ; the choice was inspired by the Guardians of Traffic , which neighbor Progressive Field, the team's home ballpark. Henry Hering Henry Hering (February 15, 1874 – January 15, 1949) was an American sculptor. He was a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens at Cooper Union and of Philip Martiny at
143-475: The bridge was passed in 1921, but construction was delayed for years due to squabbles over how the money would be spent. The bridge was completed in 1932 at a cost of $ 4.75 million ($ 106,080,000 with inflation). It stands 93 feet (28 meters) above the river's waterline in order to allow shipping to pass unobstructed. A second, lower deck designed to carry truck and commercial traffic was never put into service. The bridge had originally been planned to go through
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#1732801275702156-551: The entire Hope family; or Harry Hope along with the other workers who helped erect the Guardians of Traffic . On December 10, 2012, officials opened a 14.5-foot-wide (4.4 m) multi-use path on the north side of the bridge, part of a project which also added lighting to the Guardians of Traffic . The inaugural Guardian Mile road race was run across the bridge on August 11, 2018. The elite field boasts multiple Olympians and $ 14,000 up for grabs in prize money, as well as races for runners of all ages and levels. On November 19, 2021,
169-586: The location of the Erie Street Cemetery on East 9th Street. The bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976, after a controversy in which Cuyahoga County engineer Albert S. Porter threatened to remove the historic pylons to widen the span, stating, "Those columns are monstrosities and should be torn down and forgotten. There is nothing particularly historic about any one of them. We're not running
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