| Bridge Name: | Edison Bridge |
| Official Name: | Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge |
| Crosses: | Sandusky Bay |
| Locale: | Bay View, Ohio |
| Maint: | Ohio Department of Transportation |
| Id: | 6200788 |
| Length: | 2049feet |
| Open: | 1965 |
| Replaces: | Bay Bridge |
| Coordinates: | 41.4812°N -82.8357°W |
The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge,[1] or the Edison Bridge, carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is 2049feet in length,[2] was completed in 1965.[3] It was named for inventor and nearby Milan native Thomas Edison.[4]
The Edison Bridge replaced the Bay Bridge, a lift bridge which was dedicated on February 2, 1929. The Bay Bridge was initially a private bridge maintained by the Sandusky Bay Bridge Company, which charged a 50-cent toll; the Ohio Department of Highways bought it for $1,795,000, at first lowering the toll to 25 cents then abolishing it on August 30, 1946.[5] The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the lift span on April 19, 1985 after an inspection which predicted a collapse due to its weight;[6] it formally abandoned the span in April 1986[6] and subsequently removed it in May 1989, converting its approaches to fishing piers.[2] [3]