Why? I guess it's because the sheer size of it and magnificent view of Sandusky Bay. I always feel like I'm on vacation in New England when I'm cruising over it. Plus, it's the pathway to fun: to Cheesehaven, Port Clinton, Marblehead, East Harbor State Park, Catawba Island, Put-in-Bay, etc.
And it was only back around this time in November 1965 that it was getting ready to open to traffic for the first time.
Below is an article that ran in the Lorain Journal back on November 29, 1965.
The bridge was a godsend to both locals and tourists. As the article notes, "Opening of the bridge to traffic will receive traffic congestion caused by the old, two-lane drawbridge now in use, especially during summer months when the area is haven for tourists and outdoor recreation buffs.
The official opening was planned to be a gala event, with Governor James A. Rhodes and even some descendants of Thomas A. Edison present, as noted in this Journal article from Dec. 6, 1965.
2 comments:
Drove over many a time on my way back to school in Toledo. Wintertime was pretty but windy days were a little dicey. Todd
This bridge always reminds me of driving on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans.Only down there that bridge is so long tat you get out in the middle of it and you can't see land in either direction.Super freaky.If no one has ever been on it it is worth a trip down to New Orleans just to traverse the Causeway.
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