Description: Caption reads; "Viaduct in Akron, Ohio, jerrybuilt like the rest of the city. A poor grade of concrete was used and no provision was for run-off. Spring thaws often break loose large chunks of mortar and bombard the houses below". The Akron viaduct spans the valley of the Little Cuyahoga River. It is approximately 2,810 feet long, 72 feet wide and 135 feet high. It was built in 1922 for $1,227,859 by Harrington, Howard, and Ash. Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Akron viaduct, with a caption that reads "Viaduct in Akron, Ohio, jerrybuilt like the rest of the city. A poor grade of concrete was used and no provision was for run-off. Spring thaws often break loose large chunks of mortar and bombard the houses below." Built in 1922 for $1,227,859 by Harrington, Howard, and Ash, he Akron viaduct spans the valley of the Little Cuyahoga River with dimensions of 2,810 feet long, 72 feet wide and 135 feet high. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_010_001
Subjects: Cityscapes; Viaducts; Bridges--Ohio; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cincinnati's largest viaduct at 3,500 feet long, the Western Hills Viaduct crosses the Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati, joining eastern Spring Grove Avenue and Central Parkway with western Queen City and Harrison Avenues. Built from 1930 to 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project, the viaduct has arch spans at each end, spanning Spring Grove Ave to the east and Mill Creek to the west. In the center section, the viaduct spans the CSX Queensgate yard. The double deck viaduct originally had four traffic lanes on each 40 foot deck. The structure has undergone changes since it was first built, the most dramatic in 1960 when the eastern portion of the viaduct was removed for construction of I-75 underneath and rebuilt with interchange access to the interstate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_029_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Viaducts
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937. Ida St. Viaduct & Rookwood Pottery The Rookwood Pottery, conceived by Maria Longworth Nichols and named after the Longworth estate, produced its first pottery in 1880. The factory moved to the Mt. Adams location in 1891. After prosperity in the 1920s, the company did not fare well during the Great Depression, and was sold to Walter Schott in 1941. The company moved to Starkville, Mississippi in 1960 and closed in 1967. The Art Deco style Ida Street Viaduct was built for $100,000 in 1931, under the technical supervision of structural engineer J.R. Biedlinger. The reinforced concrete bridge, located on Ida St. between Monastery and Paradrome Streets, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F08_002_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Viaducts--Ohio; Rookwood Pottery Company; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Western Hills Viaduct." Cincinnati's largest viaduct at 3, 500 feet long, the Western Hills Viaduct crosses the Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati, joining eastern Spring Grove Avenue and Central Parkway with western Queen City and Harrison Avenues. Built from 1930 to 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project, the viaduct has arch spans at each end, spanning Spring Grove Ave to the east and Mill Creek to the west. In the center section, the viaduct spans the CSX Queensgate yard. The double deck viaduct originally had four traffic lanes on each 40 foot deck. The structure has undergone changes since it was first built, the most dramatic in 1960 when the eastern portion of the viaduct was removed for construction of I-75 underneath and rebuilt with interchange access to the interstate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_024_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Viaducts
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Rookwood Pottery. Holy Cross Monastery. Ida St. Viaduct. Taken from Hill, North Side of Viaduct." The Art Deco style Ida Street Viaduct was built for $100,000 in 1931, under the technical supervision of structural engineer J.R. Biedlinger. The reinforced concrete bridge, located on Ida St. between Monastery and Paradrome Streets, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980. The Holly Cross Church and Monastery were organized by the Passionist Brothers in 1871, first housing their monastery in an astronomical observatory at the top of Mt. Adams. They built a frame church adjacent to the monastery in 1873. Both buildings were later replaced, with a new church built in 1895 and the current monastery built in 1901. The Rookwood Pottery, conceived by Maria Longworth Nichols and named after the Longworth estate, produced its first pottery in 1880. The factory moved to the Mt. Adams location in 1891. After prosperity in the 1920s, the company did not fare well during the Great Depression, and was sold to Walter Schott in 1941. The company moved to Starkville, Mississippi in 1960 and closed in 1967. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_037_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Viaducts--Ohio; Rookwood Pottery Company; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This viaduct connects Cincinnati with its eastern suburbs and Columbia Avenue. This structure was built in 1937-1938 using PWA funds and cost just over $1.1 million. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F18_017_001
Subjects: Viaducts--Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This viaduct connects Cincinnati with its eastern suburbs and Columbia Avenue. It was built in 1937-1938 using PWA funds and cost just over $1.1 million. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F18_018_001
Subjects: Viaducts--Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "River View Taking from Viaduck Cincinnati Ohio" This is a photo of the Ohio River taken from the Martin Drive near Columbia Parkway in Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_023_001
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio River; Viaducts
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cincinnati's largest viaduct at 3,500 feet long, the Western Hills Viaduct crosses the Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati, joining eastern Spring Grove Avenue and Central Parkway with western Queen City and Harrison Avenues. Built from 1930 to 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project, the viaduct has arch spans at each end, spanning Spring Grove Ave to the east and Mill Creek to the west. In the center section, the viaduct spans the CSX Queensgate yard. The double deck viaduct originally had four traffic lanes on each 40 foot deck. The structure has undergone changes since it was first built, the most dramatic in 1960 when the eastern portion of the viaduct was removed for construction of I-75 underneath and rebuilt with interchange access to the interstate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_017_001
Subjects: Bridges Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Roads--Ohio; Viaducts--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cincinnati's largest viaduct at 3,500 feet long, the Western Hills Viaduct crosses the Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati, joining eastern Spring Grove Avenue and Central Parkway with western Queen City and Harrison Avenues. Built from 1930 to 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project, the viaduct has arch spans at each end, spanning Spring Grove Ave to the east and Mill Creek to the west. In the center section, the viaduct spans the CSX Queensgate yard. The double deck viaduct originally had four traffic lanes on each 40 foot deck. The structure has undergone changes since it was first built, the most dramatic in 1960 when the eastern portion of the viaduct was removed for construction of I-75 underneath and rebuilt with interchange access to the interstate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_018_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Viaducts
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: At 3500 feet long, this is Cincinnati's largest viaduct. It was built between 1930 and 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project. It crosses Mill Creek Valley and replaced the Harrison Avenue Viaduct. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F18_012_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Viaducts--Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Entrance to lower deck of Western Hills Viaduct at Springrove Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio." Cincinnati's largest viaduct at 3, 500 feet long, the Western Hills Viaduct crosses the Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati, joining eastern Spring Grove Avenue and Central Parkway with western Queen City and Harrison Avenues. Built from 1930 to 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project, the viaduct has arch spans at each end, spanning Spring Grove Ave to the east and Mill Creek to the west. In the center section, the viaduct spans the CSX Queensgate yard. The double deck viaduct originally had four traffic lanes on each 40 foot deck. The structure has undergone changes since it was first built, the most dramatic in 1960 when the eastern portion of the viaduct was removed for construction of I-75 underneath and rebuilt with interchange access to the interstate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F18_022_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Viaducts--Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)