McCook Field in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Engineering and Urban Art-Helena Street Bridge also Known As Island Park Bridge

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

1. Engineering and Urban Art-Helena Street Bridge also Known As Island Park Bridge Marker

Inscription. The designers of the Helena Street Bridge, built in 1925, followed the principles of the City Beautiful Movement. Their goal was to bring beauty and order to cities that had grown rapidly and haphazardly during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Using urban and landscape design, they constructed grand boulevards, graceful bridges, and monumental civic buildings to improve the quality of life for city dwellers.

Arch bridges have been built since Roman antiquity, usually of stone. Concrete is as strong as stone, and it can be molded to produce decorative details such as waves at plow of a ship (see photo at upper left).

The Helena Street Bridge connected Riverside Drive and the green setting of Island Park, north of downtown Dayton. Its shallow arches and structural elegance were in harmony with the landscape.

Helena Street Bridge, View and Concrete Parapet Details, 2014.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 39° 46.138′ N, 84° 11.028′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in McCook Field. It is on Webster Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Building Bridges-Fifth Street And Keowee Street Bridges (here, next to this marker); Webster Street Bridge Over Mad River (here, next to this marker); Josef Melan and The Melan System of Bridge Construction in America (here, next to this marker); A City Beautiful For The 21st Century (here, next to this marker); Dayton's New Bridges 2017 (a few steps from this marker); Hull's Rendezvous (a few steps from this marker); Bridges for a New Era (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parks by the River (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

2. Engineering and Urban Art-Helena Street Bridge also Known As Island Park Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

3. Engineering and Urban Art-Helena Street Bridge also Known As Island Park Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.