State Route 611 ( SR 611 ) is an east–west state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio . The western terminus of SR 611 is at a partial interchange with US 6 in Lorain . Its eastern terminus is at a signalized intersection with SR 254 in Avon .
4-646: Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge (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 . 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
8-520: The alignment that it follows today, as the result of a westward extension. From the intersection of Colorado Avenue, Kansas Avenue and Henderson Drive in Lorain, the highway was re-routed south onto Henderson Drive, which is used to cross the Black River, then turned southwesterly into a connection with 21st Street, which it followed heading west across Lorain to its current western terminus at US 6 in
12-651: The new Erie Avenue bascule bridge on September 26, 1940. The High-Level Bridge was named for Lofton Henderson in October 1991. This article about a bridge in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ohio State Route 611 The entirety of SR 611 exists within northern Lorain County . No part of the highway is included as a component of the National Highway System . SR 611
16-481: Was designated in 1937. Originally, the highway began at US 6 where it meets Colorado Avenue east of where US 6 crosses the Black River near downtown Lorain and followed Colorado Avenue southeast to where the current SR 611 comes in at the intersection with Kansas Avenue and Henderson Drive. From there, the highway was routed along its current alignment to its eastern terminus at SR 254 in Avon. In 1946, SR 611 took on
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