Settlers Landing station is a

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on the

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, Ohio. The station is located just south of the intersection of West Superior Avenue and Old River Road inside Settlers Landing Park, after which the station is named. It is the first station beyond

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on the Waterfront line, which extended the Green and Blue Lines into

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along the east bank of the

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and along the

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waterfront. The station is adjacent to the Settlers Landing historical site which marks the location where

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and his surveying team disembarked from the Cuyahoga River to survey the city in 1796.

History

The station opened on July 10, 1996, when light rail service was extended from Tower City through The Flats and along the lakefront. This extension was designated the Waterfront Line, although it is actually an extension of the Blue and Green Lines, as trains leaving this station toward Tower City continue along the Blue or Green Line routes to

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Station layout

The station has two

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s located inside Settlers Landing Park. The station is located under the viaduct for the

Detroit–Superior Bridge The Detroit–Superior Bridge or Detroit–Superior High Level Bridge (officially known as the Veterans Memorial Bridge) is a through arch bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The bridge links Detroit Avenue on Cleveland's west ...

. A large glass shelter covers most of platform area and each side has a mini-high platform which allow passengers with disabilities to access trains.

Notable places nearby

The Warehouse District The Warehouse District is a nationally recognized historic district located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is roughly bound by Front Avenue, Superior Avenue, West 3rd Street, and West 10th Street. On September 30, 1982, it was added to the N ...

Jacobs Pavilion Jacobs Pavilion (originally Nautica Stage, later Scene Pavilion, The Plain Dealer Pavilion and Nautica Pavilion) is an open-air amphitheater located on the west bank of The Flats in Cleveland, Ohio. The venue is part of the Nautica Waterfront Dist ...

Artwork

The station includes eight

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panels created by local artist Martin Boyle. The panels join to make up windscreens to shield waiting riders at the outdoor station. Each of the panels, which measure 63 inches by 24 or 20 inches, have fine, detailed etchings of ships, canoes, early settlers in covered wagons and local waterways illustrating different local transportation eras. Each image is hand-drawn in a classical etching style and using a crosshatch technique. One illustration is a map of Cleaveland's route to the Cuyahoga.

Gallery

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References

External links

Settlers Landing Rapid Station (GCRTA)
{{GCRTA stations navbox, Waterfront=yes Waterfront Line (RTA Rapid Transit) Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996 1996 establishments in Ohio